Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is blonde and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Simon embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Simon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 2'10". He wears a red shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: She wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: To protect her home; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blue hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Ruler. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bethrynna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. She wears her brown hair down. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in a small plains village. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Merla 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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.