Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and black tie. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Pyra was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Scribe. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Apothecary. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp.