Description: He wears blue trousers with tan and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Quillathe was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length bronze crest. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Quespa embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dragonborns in Quespa's homeland. Quespa decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her monstrous two handed axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Beatrice has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a shield on his belt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dayereth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears skinny pants and wears a white and pastel robe with the hood down. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cartwright who has hired him part-time. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is golden and very short. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is typically in his Map Maker uniform. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Chain shirt.