Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. The war was a terrible time for him, and Qualen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Qualen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Qualen was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Insomniac. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears just a black suit. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Oskar 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern man is wearing a long, green cloak. His hair is golden and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. 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: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Emotional, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (90 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Banded mail.