Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished bow as well. Her brown fur is heavily combed to the left. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Emerald was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Emerald was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Emerald's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her white crest, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Farideh is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Farideh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 gp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his youth he was a Engraver, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Engraver. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local engraver

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Marshal business.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. His tied-back hair is red. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. A true patriot, Rolf would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 230 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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 in the east to a Shoemaker, Dentratha learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 gp. Jet (90 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears just a grey suit. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's in love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear black tank tops with violet pants and is in decent physical shape. His black crest is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Heskan was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 west. After a long history of fighting, Heskan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 8000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.