Description: 5'11" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Amber (160 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gurdis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jet (70 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers violet and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished hammer as well. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sybil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished morningstar as well. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ownka is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Ownka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jet (110 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Jet (110 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her lavender fur, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her first spouse was a Engraver, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Herbalist, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears tattered old clothes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Vanchu hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At some point she was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Peridot (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad violet hat.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Claira's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Claira is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Beggar, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.