Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Shax was born with her mother's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with her Unemployed mother left her crippled. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Onyx (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He wears his black hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His hair is red and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Olrok was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp).

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a green top hat and green clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are black.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 pp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Jade (80 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is golden. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Glassblower. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Glassblower for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 pp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a black collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 her god.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Tatyan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Amber (40 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Sard (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jade (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jade (40 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).