Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His crest is short and silver. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Paymon would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Paymon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 pp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has rusty crest. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Lewis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Lewis was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Rose (40 gp).