Description: This man likes to wear brown tank tops with black pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Rurik is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rurik was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His brown fur, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Left-Handed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Amber (140 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and red robe with the hood down. She has wavy black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mortician, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Amber (130 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is golden and curly. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thodris will drive conversation. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His auburn hair is lengthy. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Stableman, but he got bored and became a Barrister. He became a Barrister soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She got into the Navigator business at a young age. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 pp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a red tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a hunchback. He has silver hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.