Description: This man is tall and muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Simon 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Sardonyx (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His head has been shaved. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Balimaar hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: William was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: This man wears a simple brown robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Alex is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Alex liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His hair is red and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.