Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky white painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the south to a Mercenary, Robert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears bulky black painted plate armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has brown hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when he was still a young child. The gnolls captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Sardonyx (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Dustin took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp. Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rose (40 gp).