Description: He stands about 4'4" and wears a violet tunic with blue highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gardain was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (70 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'0" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and brown tie. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Morkral hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Morkral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 21000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a violet collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: This man wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Borgu fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 230 gp.