Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his small yellow hat.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in the east to a Banker, Mormo learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 11000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Vorka was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Vorka abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aerdeth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Barber job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (60 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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 comes from a rich southern family. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ghash alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). White opal (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Eldeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Rose was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has worked as a Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is an epitome of beauty. She has red hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Aline was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Aline abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 150 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp).