Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. After a long history of fighting, Alvyn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Slave, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 cp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a grey shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and green pants. He has moderate length blonde hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is an amazing painter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.