Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Odo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Odo took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Forcas wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the south to a Miller, Forcas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His yellow fur is still thick. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Dagger hails from a village terrorized by drow. Dagger was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 pp. Moonstone (30 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'2" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Ulfgar hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp).