Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Hoshû was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 pp. Iolite (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Coral (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Jade (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jade (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jade (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Coral (50 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Tourmaline (50 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.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, and is pretty ugly. She wears her golden hair down. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She tends to her Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a shoemaker again

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has black hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Amber (100 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 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.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is still thick. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Mortician. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Mortician, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 pp. Obsidian (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jade (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Amber (50 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and a deep hatred of orcs

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and carries longswords. Her lavender fur is heavily combed to the left. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1400 pp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).