Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He takes great joy in being the best Server in town.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and expand his business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Bulzo abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bulzo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Marastyr is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Masseuse. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and quarterstaffs. He has no hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Rûkdûg was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He tends to his Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is typically in his Soapmaker uniform. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Merihim learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Soapmaker soon after.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.