Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her brass crest down. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His red hair is knotted and matted. His ears are large.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Family, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Serpent hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Serpent alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and many dire rats want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Jet (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: An older man who dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Gnarsh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp.