Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Baern wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Baern was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sutha grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Sutha abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Amber (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has moderate length bronze crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Nala was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nala's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Silvo 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. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Silvo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Jade (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Jade (90 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 6000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amber (140 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Theobald hails from a village terrorized by drow. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 7000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp).