Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barber. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his father struggled to pay the bills. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tan trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Claira was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She usually wears her blue robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

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. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. When Traki reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Traki and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. Her bronze crest is thinning but still full. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Kava hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Quespa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is lengthy. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He got into the Doctor business at a young age. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Zûmug was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Mialee is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Mialee was born the youngest of three triplets. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Jasper (20 gp).