Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a pastel vest and prefers white and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has done his best to style his brown fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, River never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (100 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She wears her auburn hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Fistula embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a violet coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her white eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Beleth isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Beleth was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Barkeep. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Gale was taken on many hunting expeditions. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gale fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and nunchakus. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Lamlis was born the youngest of three triplets. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 sp. Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a large white jacket. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Tomph took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).