Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his chestnut hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: He usually wears his blue robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Ernest hails from a village terrorized by goblins. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.