Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He feeds upon the attention of others.

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 helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His fur is orange and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Skirt lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Coral (50 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Amber (50 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He keeps his long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mreksh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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, Vani is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

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 struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Sard (20 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jade (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Ovina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 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.