Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Naeris embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Malquis 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. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Malquis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Malquis. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: Pyntle speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Pyntle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and longbows. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Koth was born the youngest of three triplets. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To end his boredom; 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: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a large green jacket. She has wavy bronze crest. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

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: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a blue and pastel robe with the hood down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Namfoodle wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to be a beggar again

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears long strands of opal and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He takes great joy in being the best Sailor in town.

History: He got into the Sailor business at a young age. 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. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 180 gp. Jade (90 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her dark red hair is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mason; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 70 gp.