Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is silver and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Akmen was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mayor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her white crest is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south to a Bowyer, Synthrin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'3". He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a ceremonial dagger. His fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 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 (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 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 (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of shortbows, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her crest is brass and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His hair is white and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Senteq fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jet (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jet (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a large yellow jacket. She has wavy black hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Jade (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.