Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His crest is cut close to his head. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Hirrathak liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a Stylist first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Egelina was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Human Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She struck the Stylist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She has silver eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: He was born in a small plains village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Naill took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up halberd and armor he uses now. Being a Sellsword kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Emerald (500 gp).

Description: A 5'9" southern man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'11" and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has white eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: Shava was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her youth she was a Spice Merchant, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and red pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He got into the Hunter business at a young age. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has wavy silver hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She plays an instrument quite well.

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 has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is golden and curly. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a Locksmith, her father struggled to pay the bills. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 15000 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.