Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Arumawann alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Chad was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 gp. Iolite (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears bulky red painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 280 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'0". She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and her gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. She wears her silver hair down. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Oblar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a miner and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 12000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: She wears a grey collared shirt and pastel skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and carries shortspears. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Moonstone (50 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 pp.