Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Kelter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. He has achieved small success as a Servant.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Gurdis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the north. He found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red garnet (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This man wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has worked as a Scribe like his father before him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy dark red hair. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears her black hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Healer. Recently the stress of being a Healer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. She has brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She became a Stylist soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Howard was born with his father's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 30 gp.