Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Animal Trainer. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Jarana will drive conversation. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Jarana hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Revenge; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Sard (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is content; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and doesn't want to be a baker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears skinny pants and wears a red and white robe with the hood down. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a white feather.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Sard (60 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Rose (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. After coming to the age of reason, Avelina took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Chrysoprase (40 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Jet (70 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.