Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He found a children's book about a Halfling Adept 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Harvest grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Harvest. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Coral (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Don was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).