Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His gray fur is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Art was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has wavy red hair. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Born in the south to a Ploughman, Shax learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fletcher. He struck the Fletcher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. 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 nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also hits on men, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age his father died while driving off some illithids. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in greatsword use. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: This northern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his golden hair down. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sellsword business.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy brown hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the north. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 37000 sp.