Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Assassin. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He was born into a rich family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has wavy silver hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 49. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Nalaed was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'2". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. His green crest is greasy and uncared for. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. He has moderate length auburn hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Orthog abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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 desert. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Elysande and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Azurite (16 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Fletcher. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Murook's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Carter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Murook alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bellfounder. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Glim hails from a village terrorized by giants. Through the years after Glim was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Glim's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Antitoxin.