Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage. He keeps his orange fur in a flapper bob. His copper eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. 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 was raised in a desert tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Quick took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up dagger and armor he uses now. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

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. A true patriot, Margery would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Margery was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Locksmith. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: This man wears a black small hat and black clothes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Iados lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern man wears a simple yellow robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mella was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: White pearl (150 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 230 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears a fancy green suit. His crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Peridot (30 gp).