Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Mantus was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her hair in 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 curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lavinia grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Red spinel (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her red hair is still thick. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and is pretty ugly. Her black crest is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Amber (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large grey jacket. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Barkeep business.

History: Borun 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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.