Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. She is an epitome of beauty. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Beatrice hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Malachite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. He has no hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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 west. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears brown trousers with black and violet striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has silver hair. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a Shepherd first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Half-Plate.