Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Kristryd enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Kristryd was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Stylist. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears her purple hair down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a fancy white suit. His auburn hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Pikar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Forgetful, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Coral (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a Sculptor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jet (120 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and blue handkerchief worn on his right side, and carries shields. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aelar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Aelar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 north. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Naeris was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Tanner they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Adventurer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Adventurer and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 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 (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.