Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her red crest in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When Hethress reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Aasathra was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When Pirithin reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He tends to his Adventurer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with brown slacks. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caelynn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Coral (140 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. One day when Traki was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Traki was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Traki was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His silver crest is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red fur. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.