Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Barendd was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Coral (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Shamil lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barrister they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Unemployed, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has no fur. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Smoking was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His fur is white and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: River was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Pacifist, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Mormo never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'5" and wears skinny pants and wears a tan and black robe with the hood down. He has wavy white hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Sard (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Amber (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has brown eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Maegan is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).