Description: He stands about 4'7" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His hair is short and golden. His green eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Korfel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An older man who has the majority of his body covered in plate, he is not a threatening figure. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Server

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

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local soapmaker

Flaws: Racist, Selfish, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings, marred by sweets. She has moderate length silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp. Onyx (50 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: A 6'2" northern man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her dagger, and carries daggers. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Shautha was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ea embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Ea hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Banded mail.