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 is dressed in earthy colors with a black and red handkerchief worn on his right side. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by brigands. One day when Adelard was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Adelard was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Insane, Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He is physically well-built. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. Anthony fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ralf lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. After a long history of fighting, Ralf and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).