Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a yellow shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Theren never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He wears brown trousers with tan and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His white fur is singed and shortened. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Quick was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1900 sp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 4 Acid flasks.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has moderate length black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Korfel hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the south. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on his left side. His red crest has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gorbundus was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Server. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and expand his business

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp. Jade (120 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a trident on her belt, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green 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 brigands are coming to abduct people. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Yvonne studied abroad. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Enialis was born with his father's beautiful face. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting dire rats, the young Enialis began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 110 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he very much looks the part of a Cartwright, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (9 gp).