Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in the north. His childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Sculptor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a white costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Ernest took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. Amber (160 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'5". He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Tailor mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed 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 will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Don hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.