Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he usually wears his yellow robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Richard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. During his travels, Richard and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Richard discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Richard fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Henry grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. Citrine (50 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Amber (120 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is short and brown. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Jade (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 29000 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. His hair is red and very short. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Thoradin hails from a village terrorized by goblins. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp.