Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Abalaba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Rose (80 gp). White opal (500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver crest is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She takes great joy in being the best Stylist in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Stylist. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 pp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Mindartis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Rose (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jade (40 gp). Peridot (80 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 pp. Coral (40 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Amber (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thorin studied abroad. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, PTSD. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 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 (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp).