Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: Nicholas was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Oriel began to lead the lost caravan. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 pp. Malachite (5 gp). Jet (130 gp). Sard (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has moderate length golden hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. With wild brown hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: 3'8" and muscular, this western man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His white hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Acid flasks. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp).

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her brown hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has worked as a Body Guard like her father before her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this eastern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gifted student he started as a Mortician, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ernest studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Malachite (14 gp). Rose (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Fire opal (400 gp).