Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Efferil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student he started as a Glassblower, but he got bored and became a Guard. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Jet (130 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's in love

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 cp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Symma was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is black and curly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 20000 cp. Jade (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her warhammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

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 pair of adventurers, Rieta grew up listening to her father's many stories. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with pastel slacks. His red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Through the years after Fax was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Fax's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Fax and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is chestnut and very short. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her youth she was a Cook, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with violet slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; 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: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Frug was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Junk Dealer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 180 gp.