Description: She is lean but muscular and wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger. Her crest is blue and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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, Zykroff is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and carries crossbows. His hair is short and brown. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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. Erdan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jet (80 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is auburn and very short. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Barendd was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the martial 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears just a tan suit. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Sailor. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Sailor business at a young age. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants to get laid

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He usually wears his blue robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Naeris hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Naeris was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears skinny pants and wears a tan and red robe with the hood down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Ella speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 pp. Zircon (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rose (30 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 14000 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Major magic item.