Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a red shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy, Addict. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Adran hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Herbalist. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Ûshbaka speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Ûshbaka was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". She sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Arha does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Server hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her copper crest is braided into rings. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Thava is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. The war was a terrible time for her, and Thava does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Thava has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp.