Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Krusk was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, 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 Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears grey trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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; and he's in love

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society and is in decent physical shape. She has shaved her head bald. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gurdis 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 Gurdis. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 90 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp).

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this southern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 sp.