Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Rurik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a worn and beaten armor. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She is baby faced.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 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 (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp).

Description: She wears just a blue suit. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Symma lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Symma was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Symma was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 9000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His rusty crest is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Sethrekar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brass crest is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He takes great joy in being the best Jeweler in town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jet (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy black dress. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Jade (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Iolite (80 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.