Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Ridaro was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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 was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 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 (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Barber. He tends to his Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: He wears green trousers with red and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. He wears his white hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She is portly but not overly obese. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Griselda was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His crest is short and silver. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nadarr will drive conversation. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Carter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).