Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a hunchback. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Nelkin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is content; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. He has moderate length white fur. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is well kept. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Hatae has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, she is not a threatening figure. Her red crest is knotted and matted. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. She tends to her Bowyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses like a well dressed Detective does. Her blue crest is singed and shortened. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has worked as a Detective like her father before her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30 pp. Coral (150 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Alain wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Nora was born with her father's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nora never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).