Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, black shirt, and grey tie. His hair is short and blonde. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Raer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Qualen has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jet (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Shautha lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 pp. Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jet (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has no fur. Her ears are large.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Spy, her father struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Serpent took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1800 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Helen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Military, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amber (90 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather, she is not a threatening figure. Her purple hair is singed and shortened. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Crown-heir born in the past three hundred years. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 16000 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants, and she perpetually has her lance ready. She sports black long hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Eida is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 pp. Zircon (20 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Coral (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.