Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Thorin took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jade (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Jet (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Fargas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A freak accident while working with his Jeweler father left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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, Tawar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Glassblower mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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, Balifra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Balifra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 15000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy silver hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. He has wavy dark red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Rimmon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 900 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).