Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Vaina was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He wears his silver hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born in the north to a Stableman, Wiggens learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Baker, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. With bright golden hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Prâk was taken on many hunting expeditions. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his purple hair in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Valafar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Bricklayer, but he got bored and became a Doctor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a bricklayer again

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Trym has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adrik grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. With bright auburn hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Susannah hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Susannah lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Coral (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).