Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He got into the Bookbinder 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 Bookbinder. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Amber (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His auburn hair is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. He wears his purple hair down. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Cairn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Cairn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: 1000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears professional attire. Her hair is red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his silver crest to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1200 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Quilla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quilla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Jet (100 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.