Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. She has wavy blonde hair. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Marshal, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Riardon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Stylist, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear flannel. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. After a long history of fighting, Baelitae and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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 slaver, Azaki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Azaki was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Jet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Joser was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ar-Beka isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.