Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a blue tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Alston was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Alston was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Alston's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He usually wears his black robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Sard (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has red hair. His eyes are likewise brown.

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 skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Ghâm was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A freak accident while working with his Painter mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Amber (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Nelkin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Marshal, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jade (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). White opal (700 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roondar studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 22000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Breena was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Breena's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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. Breena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.