Description: He wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Adam was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He found a children's book about a Human Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. 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 to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Trym hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Forgetful. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He uses divination through singing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.