Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the south. A gifted student he started as a Masseuse, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: In love, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 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 (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rathkran studied abroad. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Rathkran has worked very hard to control his curse. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is blonde and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Osco was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Osco's homeland. Osco decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 31000 gp. Emerald (800 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Coral (150 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Meriele is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp).

Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 pp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears just a black suit. With bright blonde hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gaaki embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.