Description: He is typically in his Animal Trainer uniform. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 pp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Malachite (14 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His fur is lavender and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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

History: Shifting lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Guard, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 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.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has styled his blue hair well, parting it to the right. This white eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is red and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fonkin will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Jet (120 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He carries with him a set of swords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is short and auburn. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an entirely red suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Sard (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Salasar was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Apothecary. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 pp.