Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses like a well dressed Map Maker does. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sammal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. He has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears skinny pants and wears a green and yellow robe with the hood down. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a red cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her tied-back hair is silver. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. She married young, but lost her spouse to goblins. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and carries scimitars. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Ekk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 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 (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He has moderate length beige fur. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 15000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 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 (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A 5'4" northern man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Grûblik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Jet (160 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.