Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is short and blonde. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 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: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1800 pp. Emerald (500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sard (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, white shirt, and green tie. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Kilia reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 pp. Eye agate (12 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length red hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Chenna isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Chenna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Weaver, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 pp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Jade (90 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Coral (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Adrik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. After a long history of fighting, Adrik and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Coral (150 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Coral (150 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'8" eastern woman, she wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Rinn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Rinn was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Painter. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Jet (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Jade (150 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jade (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Coral (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Jet (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in a small plains village. After coming to the age of reason, Shane took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He tends to his Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 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.