Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gell was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Sard (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Havilar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Havilar was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 12000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Amber (130 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Sard (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jet (130 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her childhood dream was to be a Baker, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Beggar job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Sard (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), she is not a threatening figure. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Rurik was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Rurik's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jet (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Malachite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Amber (120 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a hunchback. She sports auburn long hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rose (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Rose (40 gp). Jade (110 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rose (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp).