Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 Dwarf in existence. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Efferil liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her white fur is braided into rings. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Butcher business.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy white crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Azzakh was born with his mother's beautiful face. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sellsword. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by teas. Her silver hair is still thick. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Amber (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jet (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Griselda hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.