Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Nella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Coral (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Secretive, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a green shirt, with a violet mid length shorts with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. His gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Healer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears her scarlet crest down. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an entirely grey suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She wears grey trousers with black and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 19000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north to a Guard, Quarion learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.