Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears professional attire. His hair is auburn and curly. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Miner business.

History: Whurbin hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp).

Description: An older man who tends to wear a large blue jacket, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Barakas lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Barakas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Jade (150 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Star ruby (600 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has black hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thorpe grew up listening to his mother's many stories. 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. With bright blonde hair. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Rose (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has slicked back white hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.