Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a great chef.

History: Naeris was born with his mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Mercenary. She has taken up work as a Mercenary and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Jarana's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Jarana was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Ruler. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Aldous enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Aldous has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and balancing his hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Rose (30 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Onyx (30 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: Standing 3'11", this woman wears a grey feathered hat and grey clothes. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 13000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.