Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a yellow coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and elven compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Courier, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing a long, white cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Hûmgrat and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 170 pp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries a battered bow and tarnished hand crossbow as well. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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. Hadwisa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rose (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a simple white robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 900 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jet (110 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has dyed her greying red fur a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Beast was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, black cloak. He wears his blue hair down. He is very pretty but has cold, dead 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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Tethren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Bundrigo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Bundrigo was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bricklayer. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.