Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is short and blonde. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He takes great joy in being the best Body Guard in town.

History: The child of a Ploughman, who enjoyed hunting, Oloric was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Oloric alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears professional attire. Her hair is black and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Audhild fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has black fur. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Spear never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His purple hair is thinning but still full. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Xappan began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, marred by chocolates. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 12000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a black shirt, with a red mid length shorts with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Skog liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp).