Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a halberd. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Quarion was born with his mother's beautiful face. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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 Farmer. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Farmer.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Emerald (900 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has black fur. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Guard who has hired him part-time. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear white tank tops with green pants. He has shaved his head bald. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a blue vest and prefers brown and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. 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: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Amber (80 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Amber (160 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an entirely brown suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has no fur. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp).