Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'7" and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has moderate length white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Nalaed was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 230 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: An older woman who is wearing a long, white cloak, she is not a threatening figure. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of a Jeweler, who enjoyed hunting, Alain was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses like a well dressed Courier does. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. A true patriot, Mugrunden would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Mugrunden was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Ruler. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 Ruler. She struck the Ruler job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Ielenia was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and tabaxi compassion

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She has wavy auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.