Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Cask 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 gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 pp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is still thick. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Gynk was born with her father's beautiful face. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. During her travels, Kabbarg and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Kabbarg discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Kabbarg fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Zircon (80 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.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a grey coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in a small island village. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is golden and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 gp. Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (160 gp). White opal (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Doctor born in the past three hundred years. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gifted student she started as a Detective, but she got bored and became a Doctor. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.