Description: She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Ridaro lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Ridaro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 pp. Moss agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nicholas embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Mortician, who enjoyed hunting, Nicholas was taken on many hunting expeditions. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local mortician

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are violet.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gimurt studied abroad. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2600 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is typically in his Carpenter uniform. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Ur-Masi was born with his mother's beautiful face. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is blonde and very short. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. A true patriot, Erky would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Erky was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jade (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'4" eastern man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. 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: Balancing his hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Jet (160 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1600 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.