Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His silver hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rose (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 10000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Azurite (15 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Jet (60 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is typically in her Barkeep uniform. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Jade (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Jet (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Coral (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but she was a colossal failure. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his silver hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Zook was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Zook's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Antinua was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 pp.