Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raer studied abroad. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Beggar

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

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Neega embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rose (60 gp). Jade (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has dyed his greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Sard (40 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This woman wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. She has worked as a Beggar like her father before her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge and is in decent physical shape. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. A true patriot, Hatae would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Hatae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Hatae never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Emotional. Bonds: Military, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Murgen grew up listening to her father's many stories. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Murgen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up bastard sword and armor she uses now. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 pp. Coral (60 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).