Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses like a well dressed Sculptor does, and is pretty ugly. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the east to a Sculptor, River learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a very tight haircut. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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, Efferil is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 gp. Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and white pants. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Melissa was born the youngest of three triplets. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the west. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Performer, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 6'8" northern man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is brown and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oppah grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 120 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).