Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears white trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 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.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this western man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 pp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Sard (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her brass crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 pp. Black opal (1400 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Jet (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Amber (70 gp). Black opal (1400 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a colorful flower in her silver crest. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Cockaby was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Jade (160 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Sard (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Jade (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Nalral hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by beers. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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 parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 9000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Jade (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Jade (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).