Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His golden hair is braided into rings. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). White opal (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a Armorer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dondon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Jet (60 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Cloud was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Cloud was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cloud's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Jet (70 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Sard (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her black hair up. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sage but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Isabella hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Professionalism, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His hair is auburn and very short. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bhevek was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a Mortician first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).