Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She wears her black hair up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Grai is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rose (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Bryseis was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Assassin. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'10" southern man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His brown fur is thinning but still full. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Cloud alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has moderate length brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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 bought a flail and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal (800 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Vondal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Amber (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Guardian, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item.