Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, yellow shirt, and tan tie. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Elysande hails from a village terrorized by drow. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many drow want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black trousers with tan and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his chestnut hair up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Simon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in the west to a Map Maker, Simon learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's also a talented Healer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jane grew up listening to her father's many stories. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Onyx (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Malachite (5 gp).