Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Cockaby abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Helgret was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fortune-teller. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and to be a fortune-teller again

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tattered old clothes. His white fur is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Kite's homeland. Kite decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His black hair is lengthy. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She wears her auburn hair up. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Military, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 cp. Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Detective does. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, and carries daggers. His hair is short and black. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Thervan took it upon himself to study the divine 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. Thervan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, River took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. River fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 cp.