Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His black hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Marbas grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2900 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Jet (110 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). White opal (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Bowyer father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his lavender fur down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Harvest lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.