Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull yellow iron scale mail, and carries pickaxes. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Gardain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gardain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'8" western man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white fur is still thick. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

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

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Junk Dealer father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'3" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Irann grew up listening to her father's many stories. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is greedy

Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 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 (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She sports auburn long hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Mella was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Coral (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jade (110 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jet (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Jheri lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Stylist, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with blue slacks. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Actor like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 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 (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.