Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His white hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Efferil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Efferil grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). White opal (800 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Rose (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sard (80 gp). Hematite (7 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Scribe. His blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Jade (140 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by sweets. Her hair is black and very short. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Coral (160 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Jade (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available she will default to her longbow. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane, Selfish. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a sickle on her belt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Eridred lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a cook and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp).