Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a Herbalist first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Fulbar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Fulbar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Azurite (8 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jade (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with violet slacks. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Peren was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When Peren reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.