Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

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: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears grey trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Jade (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a grey vest and prefers yellow and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She has wavy chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Valida is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Valida was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1800 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nora's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.