Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His crest is brass, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this southern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Srorthen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Srorthen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Srorthen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: Expand his business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Thunderstones. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear flannel. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She refers to her adoptive father 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: Lorilla hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by her family; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is cut short. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 33000 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 3 Antitoxin. 3 Holy water. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Holy water.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. His hair is short and white. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west to a Body Guard, Efferil learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has achieved small success as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Morgran 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. Morgran decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.