Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is still thick. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Juliana learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and balancing her hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 pp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Melissa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a fancy pastel dress. She has dyed her greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. She has copper eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jade (140 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Amber (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer mother left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Hugolina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When Hugolina reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She tends to her Engraver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Shane is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. One day when Shane was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Shane was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Sard (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).