Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat and is in decent physical shape. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane, Lazy. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Violet garnet (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has white hair. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Azdûsh is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azdûsh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 17000 gp. Coral (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Willow was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jade (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Jade (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a greatsword on his belt. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He uses divination through singing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.