Description: He dresses like a well dressed Masseuse does, and carries nunchakus. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Alberich was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Masseuse. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naeris 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Ar-Pratu was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Nicholas was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brass crest is long and unkept. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nykkan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 13000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her blue crest is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Eggren learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Shipwright, but she was a colossal failure. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a shipwright again

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. She is an epitome of beauty. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Vola was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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 have a good time and be beloved; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. Malquis is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Morkral wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Blacksmith. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 170 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).