Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple pastel robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His gray fur has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: He is a Layabout first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. River abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Layabout and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Jet (120 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a black scarf. He wears his black hair down. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich western family. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is still thick. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the south to a Fisher, Morthos learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1200 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'6". She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Jade (130 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Malachite (12 gp). White opal (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has wavy red hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 pp. Amber (70 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jade (70 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 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. 1 Minor magic item.