Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1400 pp. Coral (90 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Amber (90 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp).

Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His crest is black and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ildrex does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ildrex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a stylist and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. Her long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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, Raiann is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. The war was a terrible time for her, and Findex does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Findex began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Findex was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is black. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Baern was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Brewer, but he got bored and became a Fisher. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fisher responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Coral (130 gp). Onyx (30 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Jet (130 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Locksmith, his father struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Glassblower and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.