Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Aelar was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jet (160 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jade (160 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mindartis studied abroad. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and she perpetually has her pickaxe ready. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Rohesia was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Carter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With bright white hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and carries monstrous two handed axes. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ermina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rose (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tan collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Himo is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Detective job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: This woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She tends to her Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).