Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. With bright brown hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Yebe liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a falchion and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Rimple alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His hair is purple and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Iados is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Iados was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Coral (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter, and is pretty ugly. His gold crest is still thick. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kiirith grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Kiirith was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kiirith decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 pp. Sard (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is cut close to his head. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aelar 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 Aelar. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 5 Acid flasks. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Holy water.