Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears professional attire. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his youth he was a Butcher, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. 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. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears her silver hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Ida took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Ida was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is singed and shortened. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oriel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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: Money/treasure; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Banded mail.