Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has a hunchback. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Mardnab was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10000 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Jade (140 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Azurite (14 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a spear on his belt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his red hair up. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of a Hunter, who enjoyed hunting, Hork was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Rose (60 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She is an epitome of beauty. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 pp. Tourmaline (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Amber (90 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Sard (50 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 pp. 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: Standing 3'10", this woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His blue hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bathin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Star ruby (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this northern man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.