Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a hunchback. His hair is red and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is an amazing painter.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Bucklal was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Bucklal took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. Azurite (6 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Mercenary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: She was born in a small island village. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired him part-time. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Zaffrab was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family; and he's in love

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 pp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her white hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed axe, just in case. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

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. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Makaria alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.