Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears yellow trousers with grey and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Nicholas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To protect her home; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver ewer (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 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 (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Delebean was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 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.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Miller business at a young age. 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 Miller. After a long history of fighting, Reynard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Coral (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Jet (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. She keeps her brown fur in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Shadow reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amber (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp).

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has wavy black hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Varis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.