Description: This late middle aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kyle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kyle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 2'10" eastern woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gynnie was born with her father's beautiful face. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Servant.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20 gp. Amber (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Miner. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Ella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She struck the Miner job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Hadarai hails from a village terrorized by drow. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 sp.