Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is short and white. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She has achieved small success as a Brewer.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has white hair. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Balam reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on his torso, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. He wears his black fur down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Art embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born into a rich family. When Art reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Art and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an entirely violet suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Althaea is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Althaea liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has slicked back golden hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rose (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Rose (20 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Amber (40 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

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. Nissa abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.