Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His hair is brown and very short. His eyes are black and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Barakas was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. After a long history of fighting, Tordek and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 pp. Moss agate (5 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Jet (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His crest is cut close to his head. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp).

Description: Standing 6'2", this man usually wears his brown robe and has his whip always slung over his shoulder. His crest is silver and curly. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Arjhan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Eye agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.