Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rose (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ekemon studied abroad. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 10000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Jet (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Coral (130 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Jet (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white fur is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Dynamic was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a fancy yellow suit. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Coral (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Baggi was born the youngest of three triplets. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shoemaker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Crown-heir, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to raise her children well

Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 18000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Enna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.