Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His dark red hair is greasy and uncared for. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her hair is black and curly. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Gilbert was born with his father's beautiful face. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Gilbert has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Coral (160 gp). Sard (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Myathethil is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a fancy blue dress. She is an epitome of beauty. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has amber eyes and a blue hat with a violet feather.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Baelitae was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Baelitae took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She struck the Slave Trader job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Jade (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is brown and curly. 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 runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Jade (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Jade (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her brass crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.