Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Eberk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Religious, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. His red fur is still thick. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Lone was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Jade (80 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Engong speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 pp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is short and dark red. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ea is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the south. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This copper eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Through the years after Left-Handed was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Left-Handed's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Jade (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Silaqui will drive conversation. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.