Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: Ekemon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and is typically in her Laborer uniform. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has slicked back red hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Veloptima took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 11000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries kukris. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tattered old clothes. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

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. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Coral (100 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). White opal (700 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Jet (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is short and white. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. The war was a terrible time for him, and Akoth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Performer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.