Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heward studied abroad. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. After coming to the age of reason, Rolf took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He struck the Guard job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: This western man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Because his mother 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 west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He likes to wear green tank tops with blue pants. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Adelard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Lance was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Adventurer. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.