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 does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cook. He takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ernest is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Ernest was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sailor. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries a battered halberd and tarnished nunchaku as well. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Theren is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Theren is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears just a black suit. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is scarred and worn.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His white fur is braided into rings. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Spear grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Terse, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.