Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Orthog took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up crossbow and armor he uses now. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1200 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She is physically well-built. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden pearl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Rose (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Cecily was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful, Insane. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 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). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a violet collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Malquis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Religious, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp.