Description: An older man who wears just a black suit, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Melech was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barkeep. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jade (150 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Rose (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Jade (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. After coming to the age of reason, Zûmug took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His rusty crest is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His first spouse was a Junk Dealer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Junk Dealer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Roofer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, marred by beers. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 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: She is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Leshanna hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.