Description: An older man who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Coral (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a grey suit, and is pretty ugly. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Gildmak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with blue pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is brown and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Mindartis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).