Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is white and curly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Geoffrey grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a long, red cloak. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She found a children's book about a Halfling Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Coral (160 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His hair is short and silver. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Richard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Jade (100 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has slicked back brown hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Animal Trainer. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 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 (50 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her first spouse was a Knight, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The war was a terrible time for him, and Suhnae does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Suhnae grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.