Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has moderate length green crest. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Zedaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing his hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her black hair up. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp).

Description: He wears a simple white robe with tan stripes complete with hood. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 13000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White opal (400 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jade (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. He has wavy red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is mildly Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. When Claira reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Amber (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 4'3", this man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Gimgen was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Servant. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jet (150 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.