Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. A true patriot, Ernest would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. 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: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He's also a talented Roofer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Hunter hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Everard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Everard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 20 pp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp).