Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is physically well-built. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Nicholas 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... The war was a terrible time for him, and Nicholas does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 pp. Citrine (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Peridot (50 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.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bounty Hunter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. She has worked as a Bounty Hunter like her father before her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jet (40 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear brown tank tops with blue skirt. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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. Emmeline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His silver hair is still thick. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Astar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Jade (150 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. During her travels, Jarsali and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Jarsali discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Jarsali fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion.

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 7000 gp.