Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and red tie. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'7" and typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Gunter is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tattered old clothes. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her top pastel hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Veloptima isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Painter, her father struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Jade (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Numba is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 pp. Amber (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jet (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (6 gp).