Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Borgu hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he is content

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 gp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red fur is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

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 he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: 3'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Pyntle alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'10" when asserting himself. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His silver hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. After coming to the age of reason, Heward took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Lazy. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is silver and curly. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

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

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 sp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Hedonist. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.