Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he usually wears his white robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 sp. Citrine (30 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. With wild red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 130 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he has a crush on the local armorer

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'11". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is blue and curly. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Makaria was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Makaria never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 330 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Bethrynna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has worked as a Scribe like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp. Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is short and black. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Jillian alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has violet eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Ermina 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. Ermina abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp.