Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Zircon (80 gp). White opal (500 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jet (120 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Rhogar took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Coral (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mary fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 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.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Mella hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Mella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her blue hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He very much looks the part of a Farmer. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Iolite (30 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cartwright business.

History: Fonkin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jet (50 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).