Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears just a white suit. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His beige fur, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by his family; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: A 6'7" eastern man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Cimer never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and pastel pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.