Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear brown tank tops with grey pants. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Arnold was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear grey tank tops with white pants. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. During his travels, Baern and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Baern discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Baern fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a grey shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Duvamil and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 28000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.