Description: 6'9" and muscular, this southern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has black eyes.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Cairn was born the youngest of three triplets. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ilanis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has moderate length black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 49. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Bhevek was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 25000 sp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).