Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His black hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Ar-Kaius lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Coral (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Doctor, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. He struck the Apothecary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 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: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 pp. Rose (70 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Rose (80 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jade (140 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.