Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tattered old clothes. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 230 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a black vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

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. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Rael was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He has wavy silver hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Bilbron was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Chain shirt.