Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'11" and dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is black and curly. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She is physically well-built. Her hair is blonde and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 19th 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. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's in love.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black opal (800 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears just a blue suit. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). White pearl (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sard (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is blonde and very short. He has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Umpen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her trident with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.