Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His hair is short and black. He has white eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a Servant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Painter and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Bhevek hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Bhevek alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He has moderate length white hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Forgetful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black opal (900 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aramil grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aramil grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aramil. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.