Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her golden hair down. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple white robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His black hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born into a rich family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 sp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jezean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 310 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kilia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gifted student he started as a Sculptor, but he got bored and became a Beggar. He has worked as a Beggar like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.