Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears black trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A true patriot, Efferil would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Efferil grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Hunter lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 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 tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Tûmûg was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tûmûg decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Glassblower kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.