Description: This malnourished man wears bulky white painted plate armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf. He keeps his gold crest in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2800 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Amber (160 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has moderate length white hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 53. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born in the east. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Unemployed profession.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).