Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and black tie. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Pyra was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Scribe. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Apothecary. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an entirely violet suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Mara was born the youngest of three triplets. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tanner and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a hunter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 290 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a yellow coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She has slicked back blonde hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.