Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Amber (140 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Coral (140 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has wavy auburn hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Carter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Orianna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Orianna liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Kilvar was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'1" and is wearing a long, red cloak. He sports a flattop hair cut. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a rapier and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His purple hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Pelaios hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He married young, but lost his spouse to goblins. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Traubon was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp).