Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Bûth is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He 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. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a blue vest and prefers black and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bethrynna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. She sports black long hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to be a cartwright again

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Weaver and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jade (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 13000 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Azurite (13 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. His white fur is thinning but still full. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cask grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.