Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has done his best to style his blue crest to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears blue trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears long strands of amber and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His red fur is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. 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 marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50000 cp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a axe on his belt. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Holy water.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her dark red hair down. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ronobe embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. To her fellows she 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. After a long history of fighting, Ronobe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears skinny pants and wears a red and brown robe with the hood down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Thorpe lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Guard, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 sp. Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her beige fur, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).