Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has shaved his head bald. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. A true patriot, Gardain would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black opal (400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His fur is brown and very short. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Cask hails from a village terrorized by giants. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Coral (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). White pearl (40 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: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His blonde hair is still thick. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Harriet's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 15000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green tunic with red highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Sorath lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2100 pp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rose (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is cut short. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ugol never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Jade (160 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'9", this woman wears dull white sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 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.