Description: He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Nalral's homeland. Nalral decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on her torso, marred by sweets. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 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: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dull black sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Jet (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Merchant. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is physically well-built. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Bloodstone (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She has black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Gurdis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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 on a small isolated farm. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 18000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).