Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. She wears her white fur down. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her yellow eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A freak accident while working with her Locksmith father left her crippled. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His golden hair is long and unkept. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Jade (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp).

Description: This man is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Phann hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).