Description: This man dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dean studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 9000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 9000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She found a children's book about a Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her white hair is well kept. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gaaki does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Gaaki reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and grey pants. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Cecily was born with her mother's beautiful face. At some point she was captured by illithids 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 illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rose (40 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'8" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 pp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.