Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long red crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Kerkad was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with his Detective mother left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ruler and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Morthos was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is brown and curly. He has gold eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Valafar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Through the years after Valafar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Valafar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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 obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Coral (130 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears his white hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Kipper abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 cp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.