Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a black tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Ekemon 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. After coming to the age of reason, Ekemon took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 pp. White pearl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 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: An older man who wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Harbek isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Coral (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 11000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden pearl (60 gp). White opal (400 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Jade (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His hair is cut close to his head. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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 a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Knight like his mother before him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Coral (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Brewer uniform. His silver hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tattered old clothes. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Poor, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp).