Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and halberds. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

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 has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His white hair is thinning but still full. 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 is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she 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. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shield with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She has no hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the west to a Beggar, Ronwe learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has moderate length brown hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She has green eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1400 sp.