Description: She usually wears her black robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His tied-back hair is golden. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gerard was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 gp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His orange fur is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 250 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. His hair is red and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This western woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her white hair is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'8". He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His black crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the east to a Stylist, Dadalan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Peter was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spy. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 130 pp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His beige fur has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 90 gp.