Description: Standing 3'2", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 350 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her ears are large.

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. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD, Fearful. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Gaaki was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gaaki decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length purple hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, 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 his blonde hair down. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Geoffrey will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Edge hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and a deep hatred of goblins

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He usually wears his black robe and has his axe always slung over his shoulder. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Mantus learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Being a Bookbinder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 cp.