Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Priest and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jade (60 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Kûga is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he very much looks the part of a Healer. He keeps his green crest in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Healer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 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 (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 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 (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He takes great joy in being the best Seamstress in town.

History: Rimmon was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'11" and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1200 pp. Zircon (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy white hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nuraval grew up listening to his father's many stories. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has red fur. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ethereal 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 brothel owner, Ethereal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amber (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). White pearl (70 gp).