Description: 5'8" and muscular, this southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Knight soon after.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a knight and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ashgarn studied abroad. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ashgarn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 190 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Tana has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 cp. Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tan vest and prefers brown and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her silver hair is still thick. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Valida took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up shield and armor she uses now. She bought a shield and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination and is in decent physical shape. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Pandjed has worked very hard to control his curse. 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. Pandjed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Theren was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of a Gardener, who enjoyed hunting, Robert was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp).