Description: He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has wavy brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats 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: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His green crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great joy in being the best Guard in town.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green tunic with grey highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His long blue crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A freak accident while working with his Armorer father left him crippled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 150 pp. Moonstone (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jet (160 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a fancy tan suit. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Everard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.