Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Erdan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Erdan. Being a Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. The war was a terrible time for him, and Soveliss does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has a crush on the local carpenter

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 67. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a green shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white crest. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Amber (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver ewer (10 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is white and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Guy enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is typically in her Actor uniform. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her fur is short and yellow. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Tree's homeland. Tree decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to tabaxi people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Emerald (1600 gp). Jasper (60 gp).