Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His crest is green and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Srorthen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Valanthe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She tends to her Jeweler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: Nákra is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Nákra was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His gold crest is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. A true patriot, Salasar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large black jacket. His dark red hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Tethren has worked very hard to control his curse. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern man wears just a black suit. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1700 sp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a yellow coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His cinnamon fur is lengthy. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Beast took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor he uses now. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a very tight haircut. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mason but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the north. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.