Description: She is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blue crest is heavily combed to the left. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Banker profession.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Pikar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Revenge; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a rapier on his belt, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Miner. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Xappan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Zephan was born with his mother's beautiful face. His first spouse was a Mayor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. 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 several months after his father was called into army service. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Einkil was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a red wide-brimmed hat and red clothes. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Blacksmith. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This northern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Korinn was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Engraver. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Sculptor, but he got bored and became a Layabout. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp.