Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Ront is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miner and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 19000 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His blue hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are a pleasant black.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Banded agate (5 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Coral (160 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears light armors faded through time and improper care, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 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: He is in excellent shape and dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. He has brown hair. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his father struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bounty Hunter for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her fur is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nala was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Amber (80 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.