Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has golden hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Nutae was born with his father's beautiful face. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. Emerald (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in the east. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Unemployed they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Navigator, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears long strands of ruby and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Mella was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. A true patriot, Aldous would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stylist born in the past three hundred years. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Baern was born with his mother's beautiful face. Baern was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stylist. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has moderate length auburn hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nicholas embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. After a long history of fighting, Nicholas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 gp. Sard (40 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: She is typically in her Slave Trader uniform, and carries flails. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Elizabeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Soapmaker, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. She became a Slave Trader soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 sp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Banded mail.