Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His tied-back hair is brown. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Zaffrab was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Roofer; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 pp. Sard (80 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Red garnet (100 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.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gifted student she started as a Sculptor, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Sard (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears bulky red painted plate armor. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants a kiss

Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 17000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Sard (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Stableman, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a stableman and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (1100 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.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She sports auburn long hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Thea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Thea lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Military, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1200 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has silver hair. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the north to a Masseuse, Balifra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She became a Masseuse soon after.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Cynical, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1200 pp. Onyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. A true patriot, Uthemar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the west. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He struck the Jeweler job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.