Description: Standing 6'1", this man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and red tie. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Gruk abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a white vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has wavy brown hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1900 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 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 (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, yellow shirt, and green tie. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She struck the Crown-heir job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and to be a architect again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy blue suit. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 23000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Rose (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jade (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a violet shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Coral (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Jet (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Pink pearl (50 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: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears professional attire. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Loopmottin was born with her father's beautiful face. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Loopmottin has worked very hard to control her curse. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (400 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. 1 Minor magic item.