Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Sannl hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valafar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Valafar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has brown hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his silver hair up. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He bought a halberd and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This man wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His tied-back hair is auburn. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He got into the Tailor business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Jeweler, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Tailor like his mother before him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to be a jeweler again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 pp. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Smokesticks. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Avice is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Avice fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man wears a fancy black suit. His hair is short and black. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Marbas 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 Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 120 gp.