Description: A plain young-adult man, he sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Red garnet (50 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Jade (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a scythe on his belt. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Amber (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears bulky yellow painted plate armor, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Ralf is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 pp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has black eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mastema embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 15th 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is blonde and curly. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Trey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and half-orc compassion

Flaws: Insane, Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp).