Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a greatsword on her belt. She wears her beige fur down. Her copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Shadow hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Sard (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length black crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He refers to his adoptive father 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

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 long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Star ruby (700 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).