Description: This light-skinned male typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1200 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has styled his black fur well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a Doctor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Painter, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student he started as a Painter, but he got bored and became a Doctor. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is short and blonde. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the west to a Mortician, Arumawann learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is long and silver with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Broce's homeland. Broce decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 25000 sp.