Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her blue hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Sorath is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Amber (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). White pearl (70 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Ubada was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Mason. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'9" and wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and violet pants. She has slicked back brown hair. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 16000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his brass crest up. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, and carries shortspears. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Varis has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Helen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. A true patriot, Helen would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.