Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and blue pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Sun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Holy water.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a red shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ghaliver isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ribbles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 24000 cp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this eastern man wears professional attire. His white hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Gerald was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and blonde. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 210 gp.