Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Baker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Family, Job, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Beatrice has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. Her silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Gesrethe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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. Gesrethe 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the west. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is auburn and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Aramil was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aramil never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Professionalism, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has purple hair. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Leucis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Leucis hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Leucis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 sp. Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Ermina 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. Being a Knight kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is black and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 sp.