Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. She is physically well-built. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Portia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Zook enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: He is a Lycanthrope in disguise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson brown hat.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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. Qualen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.