Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His hair is silver and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lance grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: John speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1400 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 pp. Jade (110 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Coral (110 gp). Sard (20 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jade (110 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she likes to wear tan tank tops with green skirt. Her white hair is still thick. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Vaina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Amber (70 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Jet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Amber (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Rock crystal (20 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.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Ombul took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This southern man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His clothes are grease stained in places. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Rolf was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Slave Trader. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Rose (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

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 is typically in her Fortune-teller uniform. Her hair is black and curly. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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 childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but she was a colossal failure. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 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 (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp).