Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has moderate length blue crest. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A true patriot, Shamash would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Shamash hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age his father died while driving off some brigands. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in scythe use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull white iron scale mail. His tied-back hair is white. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He very much looks the part of a Apothecary. His white fur is braided into rings. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Spring liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 pp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Coral (110 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is silver and curly. This white eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing her hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 16000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Sard (60 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has moderate length white hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Cora was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1700 pp. Zircon (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Andry embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Andry and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her youth she was a Body Guard, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jet (100 gp). White opal (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.