Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has black eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her blue hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Superior lock.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Merchant business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'7" and likes to wear blue tank tops with black pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has no hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Dalaba hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears bulky violet painted plate armor. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is a Masseuse first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing her hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 sp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with red slacks. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with his Bookbinder mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Dilettante work with an outfit from a few towns over. Dilettante work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This western man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.