Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries hammers. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a fancy black dress. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 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 (90 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tattered old clothes. He has moderate length auburn hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 pp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length beige fur. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Great lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Great never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jet (100 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western man wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired him part-time. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 pp. Sard (20 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.