Description: He is wearing a long, red cloak. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Purban 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 Bather. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Azaki was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 310 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her crest is red and very short. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1800 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

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. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a hunchback. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She found a children's book about a Gnome 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His hair is silver and curly. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in the north. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Detective, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Ratanák hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Rinn never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 sp.