Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears just a black suit. His hair is silver and curly. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Bruz has worked very hard to control his curse. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to giants.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her cinnamon fur in a pixie cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Flask studied abroad. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a baker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 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 (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Osah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red crest is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'3" and wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. 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 does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She takes great joy in being the best Crown-heir in town.

History: Avelina hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. She became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 pp. Moss agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). White opal (400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her black hair is wavy and long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Maegan was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Fletcher. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Jet (160 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 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.