Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Efferil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Anne was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Carpenter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

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. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Black opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He has a hunchback. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the north to a Cook, Avelina learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has taken up work as a Cook and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Miner; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Zircon (70 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, 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 long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Siffress hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.