Description: This exceptionally lanky man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. 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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Zepar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zepar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2800 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Roland was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She has moderate length silver hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Lidda was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Herbalist. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white crest is long and unkept. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Daar was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Daar's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.