Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his blue hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Xappan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Xappan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 pp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). White opal (500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his axe. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in the north to a Engraver, Astar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is black. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 pp. Azurite (4 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sard (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She sports red long hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Junk Dealer uniform. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His gray fur is lengthy. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 pp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (80 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries a battered mace and tarnished scimitar as well. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Faran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Faran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp).