Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. Being a Adventurer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Thiala was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Nature, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with yellow slacks. His blonde hair is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Pikar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, In love. Occupation: Tailor

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

Possessions: 160 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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-brother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kasdeya grew up listening to her mother's many stories. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 180 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

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 ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp. Coral (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear flannel. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Urshar liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Bricklayer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Ubada was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 70 gp.