Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He carries with him a set of warhammers on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is auburn and curly. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Mindartis wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mindartis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Banded agate (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ugol was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Zog wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (13 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Hematite (13 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy violet pantaloons and a black scarf. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, marred by beers. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Assassin born in the past three hundred years. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Callybon studied abroad. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and balancing her hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 gp.