Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Alex was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant mother left him crippled. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. 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. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a rapier on his belt. His hair is golden and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gomory was born with his father's beautiful face. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gomory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 pp. Pink pearl (130 gp).