Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He tends to wear a large pastel jacket. He wears his red fur up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, marred by chocolates. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Zaffrab was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 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). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Perra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has dyed her greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jade (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, marred by teas. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. William is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Courier, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Star ruby (1600 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. 1 Minor magic item.