Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Farmer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Family, Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 pp. Black opal (1300 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the west to a Shoemaker, Dondon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shoemaker for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has shaved his head bald. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.