Description: This man is wearing a long, blue cloak. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His first spouse was a Tailor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dell fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. Her gold crest is thinning but still full. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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, Názkûga is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Názkûga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'0" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Hobart hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

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

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his blonde hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears a green collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black crest is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and 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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'5" and is typically in his Detective uniform. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Thomas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Thomas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 cp.