Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He worked as a nervous Interpreter and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. When Howard reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (30 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Herleva learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Spy and found it very stressful. He struck the Spy job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Good lock. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork manacles.