Description: 6'9" and muscular, this eastern man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Hoshgrish is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). White opal (1300 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 11000 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, and carries maces. She has wavy red hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 15000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Scribe first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for him, and Peren does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Scribe job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Jade (150 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his purple hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is obsessed with his god.

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 struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.