Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Marastyr reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Amber (90 gp). Jet (90 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished shield as well. Her head has been shaved. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jarana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jarana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 16000 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Jade (160 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Coral (160 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Hadwisa took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and is pretty ugly. He has auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Sorath enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Jet (110 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rose (60 gp). Amethyst (110 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: 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 dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is short and black. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Alberich was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pennie isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Navigator, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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. Pennie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Sard (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.