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 auburn and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fortune-teller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Salanop grew up listening to her father's many stories. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 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).

Description: She stands about 6'2" and typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vepar embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Shy, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jade (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Jade (50 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her tied-back hair is black. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dyer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 pp. Hematite (9 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His hair is blonde and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Nordak wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has wavy black hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the west. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Amber (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.