Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Direcris will drive conversation. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Direcris was born with his mother's beautiful face. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, white shirt, and red tie. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Pearl was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears just a blue suit. She has wavy black hair. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Traulam was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Barkeep. She struck the Barkeep job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Joan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Joan was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Joan's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She tends to her Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is short and auburn. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp. Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large white jacket. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Antinua alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Ar-Beka was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.