Description: This northern man wears a black collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is chestnut and curly. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Paymon was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has no hair. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Baz was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Baz decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is an amazing painter.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is still thick. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of a Tailor, who enjoyed hunting, Az-Adar was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).