Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Gardain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gardain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 pp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jet (120 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Mercenary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His childhood dream was to be a Actor, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Mercenary job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Coral (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Revenge; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a tan scarf. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Halander was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Halander's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jet (150 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries a battered axe and tarnished hammer as well. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Dworic was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'11" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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 always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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 father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ur-Lisak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2500 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.