Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Ernest was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 pp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Sard (60 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Peridot (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. 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 is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 11000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a red coat with blue slacks. His hair is brown and curly. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Paggen took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up nunchaku and armor he uses now. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 23000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the left. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the west to a Bather, Zedaar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. He became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1800 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: She wears a brown vest and prefers black and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries a battered mace and tarnished morningstar as well. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Emma's homeland. Emma decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emma fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 pp. Iolite (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Coral (120 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a white broad hat and white clothes. She carries with her a set of warhammers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her hair is short and auburn. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Willow is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the east to a Masseuse, Willow learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a Masseuse soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1400 pp. Azurite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).