Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A 3'4" southern man, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Nelkin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. His dark red hair is still thick. He has gold eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the west to a Carter, Fibblestib learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 sp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of a Armorer, who enjoyed hunting, Shane was taken on many hunting expeditions. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp).