Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are gold.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in a small island village. Valafar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 pp. White opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His purple hair is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shoemaker who has hired him part-time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1600 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Shaena alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Pijjirik is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. His head has been shaved. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now mingles about in high society.

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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Iolite (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her rusty crest is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: She was born in the north. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Jeweler, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He wears his golden hair down. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Calcitro was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and she perpetually has her club ready. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Riswynn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Riswynn was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Armorer. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Star rose quartz (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).