Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Zunn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His black crest is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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. Ildrex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ortegar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has no hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Elaim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Jet (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Coral (60 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His golden hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Zed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Zed was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.