Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. One day when Rurik was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Rurik was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver ewer (40 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.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this southern woman wears dull violet sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His tied-back hair is silver. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Varis speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 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 (40 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his monstrous two handed axe. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Rolf hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 22000 gp. Red spinel (130 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Sard (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rose (60 gp). Coral (130 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Amber (130 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has black hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She bought a shortbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to be a soapmaker again

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.