Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His red crest is braided into rings. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the south to a Interpreter, Fax learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 pp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears professional attire. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Norman lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His crest is bronze and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Amber (80 gp). Rose (60 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with violet slacks. His blonde hair is cut short. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Naeris was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Criella lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Criella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 15000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp).