Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Lance is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Cook profession.

History: Kerkad hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. His childhood dream was to be a Cook, but he was a colossal failure. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has moderate length blue crest. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His black hair is singed and shortened. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Doctor

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

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Beatrice speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her childhood dream was to be a Carter, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Marshal job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2100 pp. Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Amber (140 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amber (140 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Jade (140 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rose (30 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel skirt. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Hugolina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Hugolina took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Body Guard; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp).

Description: An older woman who is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering her clean studded leather, she is not a threatening figure. Her orange fur is greasy and uncared for. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.