Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his blonde hair down. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Peridot (70 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a black scarf. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She has gray eyes and a yellow hat with a black feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Theirastra hails from a village terrorized by giants. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Theirastra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 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: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears long strands of sapphire and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with her Navigator mother left her crippled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Red garnet (130 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shax does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Jade (110 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Jade (110 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is red and curly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cook. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is white and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nordak grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His tied-back hair is red. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Nature, In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.