Description: This tall, slender woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a warhammer, but if one is not available she will default to her longbow. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gifted student she started as a Beggar, but she got bored and became a Body Guard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the west to a Animal Trainer, Naill learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He is greedy; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 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). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is portly but not overly obese. His rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Fax was born with his mother's beautiful face. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Fax was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is greedy

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 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.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his golden hair up. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hoglik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is physically well-built. He has wavy brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a Bather, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Thorin was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Tailor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Jade (50 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Miner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp).