Description: He wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Barakas is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Family, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her hair is short and silver. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After months of barely getting by, Lilli managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a grey tunic with yellow highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Elaim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". He wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood, and his gloved hand is found clutching a scimitar. His white hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is long and unkept. He is baby faced.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 pp. Azurite (13 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He is typically in his Merchant uniform. His scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is brown and curly. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears just a brown suit. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 350 gp.