Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a red cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Hamil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 pp.

Description: This woman 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, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Andraste is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. After coming to the age of reason, Andraste took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great joy in being the best Priest in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age her father died while driving off some gnolls. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in lance use. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. A true patriot, Ar-Karo would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shipwright business.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He bought a flail and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theirastra grew up listening to her father's many stories. Theirastra abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Major magic item.