Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Rurik is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the north to a Tailor, Rurik learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He usually wears his red robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A true patriot, Mialee would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Mialee was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Mialee was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Mialee's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 to a Spy, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ernest alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Mindartis reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an entirely blue suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a very tight haircut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Althaea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

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

Possessions: 80 pp. Zircon (80 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She found a children's book about a Human Commoner 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jacoba 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; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (60 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'8" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a Weaver first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Weaver. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She carries with her a set of glaives, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Coral (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.