Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 pair of adventurers, Frouse grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is short and auburn. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A freak accident while working with his Healer mother left him crippled. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Coral (110 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp. Coral (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. Her gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a warhammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is an epitome of beauty. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Everard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: He wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jocelyn grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Layabout. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Smokesticks.