Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His crest is bronze and curly. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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. Heward 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; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1700 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has wavy brown fur. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 230 pp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp).