Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the west to a Dilettante, Joser learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears his white hair up. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Amber (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Vaina was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Fortune-teller. 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: She feels threatened by others; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a grey collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, marred by chocolates. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Kody hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Hlin was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (120 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Carnelian (60 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: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Oriax was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Oriax'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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Jarana is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.