Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears his red crest down. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Gargax lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is content

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 pp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Jade (80 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 prove her worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. She is portly but not overly obese. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Mara was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 pp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Dagger was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 pp. Zircon (30 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Rose (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is typically in her Courier uniform. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Courier. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the east to a Courier, Anne learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Ernest was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ernest liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ernest never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Sard (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).