Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a black vest and prefers brown and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Conrad grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He wears his golden hair up. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a mace on his belt, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Diggory hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.