Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gennal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

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 fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gifted student she started as a Bowyer, but she got bored and became a Mercenary. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 330 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Jet (120 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Fargrim took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fargrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and pastel tie. He wears his white hair up. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Morkral is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A 5'8" southern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is black and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Laborer business.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Malquis took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She struck the Courier job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Burgell was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has styled his brown fur well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Ethereal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Ethereal was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears just a black suit. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Navigator who has hired him part-time. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.