Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Audhild hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His crest is brass and curly. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Trynnicus fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She carries with her a set of falchions on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Jet (120 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Jet (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a green cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Amber (100 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Ahinar was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp).