Description: He wears white trousers with black and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Balimaar 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 has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Ernest is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 48000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the south to a Detective, Peter learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Through the years after Peter was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Peter's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.