Description: This man is wearing a long, brown cloak, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Azaki lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Gardener uniform. His white hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new gardener responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He usually wears his pastel robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Laucian was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Painter. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Laucian was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Amber (90 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jet (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black opal (1200 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He has amber eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2200 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.