Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). Jet (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rose (50 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears her red crest up. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Jezean was born the youngest of three triplets. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Coral (110 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is blonde and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oda embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp).

Description: This man wears just a black suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 pp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has scarlet crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dragonborn in existence. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.