Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears bulky green painted plate armor. His copper crest is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Coral (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Kipper was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Seamstress. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 16000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Amber (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She very much looks the part of a Interpreter. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bather again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is dressed in an above average manner. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Aerdeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 8000 gp. Emerald (600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'8" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Alexandrite (1200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). White opal (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Emma and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp).