Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. He has no crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Fortune-teller; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Jet (160 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'1". He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 pp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Star ruby (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jet (130 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His crest is blue and very short. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Mreksh was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 2'9" and wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Jet (70 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jet (70 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears just a white suit. She wears her golden hair up. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her white fur is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp).