Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (160 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jade (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'5" and prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

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 moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Coral (140 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born to a Cook, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She usually wears her black robe and has her shortspear always slung over her shoulder. Her copper crest is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Weaver.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears just a grey suit. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Gerard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Gerard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gerard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and balancing his hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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. Gormogord fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has a crush on the local carpenter

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.