Description: She has a missing right leg. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson red hat.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (7 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.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 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: A moderately attractive man, he sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has moderate length copper crest. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Zedaar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rose (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Sard (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 pp. Azurite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rose (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Coral (160 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Conrad hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).