Description: He has a missing left arm. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He is physically well-built. His head has been shaved. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tharivol was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his greatsword. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the east to a Fletcher, Cockaby learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Moss agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Kilvar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this northern woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her blue crest is heavily combed to the left. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Brewer business.

History: Nuthra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Sage, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Dara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Dara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Dara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

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

Possessions: 700 sp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown fur. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.