Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zaffrab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his religion dominates his actions

Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her red crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sage arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her childhood dream was to be a Weaver, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has chestnut hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Detective but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Rimple alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Cook uniform. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 340 gp.