Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and he perpetually has his bastard sword ready. His hair is chestnut and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Jade (90 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a Barrister, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gurdis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). White opal (500 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tattered old clothes. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Egelina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Dilettante. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To be a Banker again; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Sard (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has no fur. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Peridot (30 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.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, marred by teas. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 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.