Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Adrik hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Adrik was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). White opal (600 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She found a children's book about a Halfling Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1200 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear green tank tops with yellow pants. He has no hair. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (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 (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tattered old clothes. He has no hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sindri isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Sindri was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1700 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Amber (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Amber (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alberich was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Alberich has worked very hard to control his curse. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and many drow want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp).