Description: An older man who wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 pp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: He is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Azurite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She is portly but not overly obese. She has moderate length red hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Shanairla reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Cook uniform, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. After a long history of fighting, Ront and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 7000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Rose (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Sard (60 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jade (140 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He has brown eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He struck the Mercenary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Banded agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.