Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He very much looks the part of a Miner. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Umpen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a very tight haircut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her silver crest is braided into rings. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Daar lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Seamstress, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Eloise was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. She keeps her long white crest kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A freak accident while working with her Laborer mother left her crippled. She bought a crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At some point she was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is wearing a long, black cloak. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Chem learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his youth he was a Carter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She tends to wear a large pastel jacket. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished flail as well. She has styled her yellow fur well, parting it to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the south to a Sage, Cask learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Healer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Sage, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Coral (150 gp).