Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a healer again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a red and black robe with the hood down. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This woman usually wears her black robe and has her rapier always slung over her shoulder. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her bronze crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She tends to her Gardener job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Rose (70 gp).

Description: She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear white tank tops with violet pants. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: William lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Lûgdash was born with his father's beautiful face. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Thamuz was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. 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. Thamuz fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 90 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.