Description: Standing 4'1", this 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 silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Adrik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and shortbows. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ûkrom embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ûkrom never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. His yellow fur is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle 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. Ethereal took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up monstrous two handed axe and armor he uses now. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a white and brown robe with the hood down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a Sculptor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gifted student she started as a Miller, but she got bored and became a Sculptor. She's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a green collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His blue hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He got into the Roofer business at a young age. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tethren was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 pp. Carnelian (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 pp.