Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Halander is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Obsidian (12 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rose (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Oloric hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. His fur is gray and curly. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Sweet learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp. Black opal (700 gp). Rose (20 gp).