Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Alston hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting goblins, the young Alston began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Alston was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. He is an epitome of beauty. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears an entirely yellow suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Blacksmith business.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vicky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1900 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Rohesia took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shortbow and armor she uses now. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp. Emerald (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Therai took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears white trousers with tan and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This white eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Bune enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the east to a Dilettante, Bune learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Cecily took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up rapier and armor she uses now. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 40 pp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).