Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Iolite (30 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Coral (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has wavy purple hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her silver eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 9000 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). White opal (800 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with his Locksmith mother left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2500 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a worn and beaten armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beiro grew up listening to his father's many stories. His first spouse was a Bather, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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: He's looking for his big break; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 pp. Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Sard (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Coral (100 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Coral (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and carries lances. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anastrianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 pp. White opal (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Coral (140 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is white and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.