Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His black crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are red.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At some point she was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Healer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Ghash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ghash studied abroad. When Ghash reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A true patriot, Criella would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has wavy golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his silver hair down. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Purban was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her dark red hair is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Nemeia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Nemeia was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and doesn't want to be a interpreter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.