Description: 4'7" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his red hair up. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a Masseuse, his father struggled to pay the bills. Nicholas liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is thinning but still full. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He uses divination through singing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. Her gray fur is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tan vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears grey trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a Unemployed, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Unemployed they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Courier, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To protect his home; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Jade (50 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a green collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His hair is blonde and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.