Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gomory grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Gomory abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he usually wears his blue robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Erky was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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 several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Actor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Osco isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Osco liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 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 (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 6'10", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ea's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Ea hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ea was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 8000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white trousers with black and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ûshgol's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jade (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Jade (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.