Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 cp. Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Antitoxin. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Bonds: In love, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 45000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bernard will drive conversation. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Bernard hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Bernard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20000 cp. Malachite (5 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.