Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Black opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a fancy green suit. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 sp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this western man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his white hair up. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thorin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and black tie. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Dimble is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. His black hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.