Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports auburn long hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in a small desert village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Naal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. With wild chestnut hair. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has green eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Mercenary, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Aramil was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a violet coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is short and black. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Mayor, who enjoyed hunting, Naal was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 3000 cp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She carries with her a set of axes on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Keyleth was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Keyleth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.