Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Malquis was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Joker, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 sp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 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 is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has red hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

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 father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and rapiers. She keeps her white crest in a flapper bob. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his club. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 37. 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 is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He found a children's book about a Gnome Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Golden pearl (150 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears just a blue suit, marred by sweets. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stylist born in the past three hundred years. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.