Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Selfish, Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is short and brown. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. After a long history of fighting, Norsko and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and shields. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. 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 has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

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

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.