Description: An older man who wears baggy green pantaloons and a yellow scarf, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case. She is physically well-built. With wild red hair. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Heather hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Cook arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Volen's homeland. Volen decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 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 (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy white dress. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rose (50 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Amber (140 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Jade (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has moderate length blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1100 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Azurite (9 gp).