Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Therai has worked very hard to control his curse. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1000 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Coral (70 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Sard (20 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Sard (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is short and red. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hatae embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. After a long history of fighting, Hatae and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 12000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a mace on her belt. Her hair is auburn and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alice fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jet (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Coral (80 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Yurgunn grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 pp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp).