Description: This man wears a fancy black suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a red tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: He was born into a rich family. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dull green sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. He has dyed his greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Coral (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rose (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'9", this man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown fur is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Emerald'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 raised in a island tribe. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 14000 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Amber (110 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. She has no crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver ewer (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available she will default to her hammer. She carries with her a set of hammers on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vani fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his brown fur down. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jade (60 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Coral (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.