Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tan vest and prefers green and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 42000 sp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears his black hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amber (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown vest and prefers black and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Henk alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.