Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 pp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy cinnamon fur. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears a blue collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has red hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born into a rich family. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in the west. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white hair is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Navigator. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Coral (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Jocelyn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jet (90 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Gifted from a young age, Helen studied abroad. 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. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.