Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her white hair is well kept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She married young, but lost her spouse to gnolls. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1100 pp. Zircon (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Coral (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has black fur. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 17000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rose (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Rose (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Thorin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sellsword. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 15000 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Sard (60 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, blue shirt, and yellow tie. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. Her crest is copper and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Beggar father left her crippled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.