Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Nirgel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nirgel was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Sard (70 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Coral (110 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a white costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Nybarg reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Bonds: Military, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1500 pp. Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants, and she perpetually has her club ready. She has wavy brown fur. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Carpenter. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born in the east. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is blonde and curly. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

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

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and is pretty ugly. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thea grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.