Description: He stands about 3'0" and usually wears his red robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He is physically well-built. He has wavy purple hair. He has black eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Paymon would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Paymon took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Amber (130 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is auburn and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. His fur is cinnamon and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 14000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Shanairla is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born into a rich family. Shanairla was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Healer. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She likes to wear blue tank tops with grey skirt. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a violet coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ilanis grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).