Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Chad was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 sp. Jasper (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Red spinel (110 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he usually wears his black robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 45. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kyle grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Brewer mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has hazel eyes and a red hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has auburn hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the south. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.