Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black vest and prefers grey and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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 helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Oriel hails from a village terrorized by drow. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting drow, the young Oriel began to lead the lost caravan. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Hematite (5 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a green collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has hazel eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. 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's looking for his big break; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp).