Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Marigold grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Emerald (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Coral (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is short and dark red. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 22. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Cimer hails from a village terrorized by orcs. After coming to the age of reason, Cimer took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Slave Trader, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 390 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp).

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and hammers. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He got into the Roofer business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gimble 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 Gimble. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Blue quartz (15 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: He wears professional attire. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Carpenter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her trident with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Theirastra's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Damaia took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.