Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is short and auburn. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 pp. Jade (100 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This southern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Interpreter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When Nogu reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 pp. Iolite (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Sard (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. 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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Jasmine alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moonstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and blonde. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Cook and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 11000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp).