Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

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 disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has wavy red hair. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Lance was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Lance's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Zircon (40 gp).

Description: This southern woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Emerald (1200 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Everard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Everard enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is golden and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. 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 was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Coral (140 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this western woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for her, and Vani does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Vani was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Servant. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 7000 gp. White opal (600 gp). Amber (140 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has moderate length brown hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Peridot (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.