Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a fancy brown suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Rurik was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rurik's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her brown hair is cut short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Whurbin has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Einkil does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'5" northern man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a blue vest and prefers green and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Dalaba was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Servant and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1600 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a Weaver, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She carries a battered whip and tarnished hammer as well. Her red hair is well kept. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a Banker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 Banker. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Banker for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a long, red cloak. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Star rose quartz (60 gp).