Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Sard (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Jade (110 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is long and white with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Loopmottin's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 pp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Jet (110 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Jet (110 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'5" northern man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has shaved his head bald. He has gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Varis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Varis grew up listening to his father's many stories. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Coral (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her tied-back hair is white. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oriel studied abroad. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 6000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Galiena studied abroad. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 17000 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jet (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Emerald (800 gp). White opal (800 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Panana studied abroad. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 pp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).