Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fancy brown suit. His black hair is cut short. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gerald was born the youngest of three triplets. Gerald liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 gp. Red spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her copper crest is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Tatyan and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Amber (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Coral (160 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a hunchback. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are yellow.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Lone was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Lone's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His ears are large.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gimble lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Coral (60 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).