Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. A true patriot, Dean would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arnold grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Simon was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bather. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Jet (100 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp).

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by drow. Roland abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'5" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Peter hails from a village terrorized by drow. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Sailor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.