Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His gray fur is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new shipwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She usually wears her green robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She takes great joy in being the best Beggar in town.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Markosian was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Markosian took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up monstrous two handed axe and armor she uses now. She's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 pp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: She typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is well kept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the south to a Baker, Sariel learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 pp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Jet (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Siffress hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 11000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Amber (100 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rose (20 gp). Coral (100 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).