Description: This northern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Alex 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 was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jade (160 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She wears her brown hair down. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Hecat alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 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.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1900 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Wymar 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 athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Coral (140 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has styled his blue crest well, parting it to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Coral (90 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jade (90 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jet (90 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Amber (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Grigi is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.