Description: A middle-aged man, he wears white trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Ralf was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gifted student he started as a Banker, but he got bored and became a Painter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and he perpetually has his mace ready. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lance 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears green trousers with blue and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: An older man who wears a fancy blue suit, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born in a small island village. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. After a long history of fighting, Diggory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: An older man who likes to wear brown tank tops with grey pants, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp.