Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Carnelian (40 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 is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Dworic is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. 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. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern woman is wearing a long, black cloak. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ekk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Iolite (40 gp). White opal (400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: A 4'0" northern man, he wears a grey wide-brimmed hat and grey clothes. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Dilettante; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 15000 gp. Coral (130 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce gray 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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Amber (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: She wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available she will default to her longsword, and carries longswords. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Heather is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barrister. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 5000 gp. Coral (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.