Description: This western man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and grey tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ralf was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is cut short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Patrick abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has no hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.