Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alain studied abroad. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. His black hair is cut short. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1300 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'0". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Howard was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Unemployed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp).

Description: He wears a simple pastel robe with white stripes complete with hood. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his white fur to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears skinny pants and wears a brown and white robe with the hood down. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tordek was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Jet (140 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her lavender fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp).

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is purple and very short. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Amber (160 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Jet (160 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Sard (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Malachite (6 gp).