Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He has shaved his head bald. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Adelard was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Adelard's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a great chef.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Hugh was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Cook, but he was a colossal failure. 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: To be a Cook again.

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His brown hair is cut short. His ears are large.

Personality: Rolf hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length white hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for him, and Raymond does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Raymond was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.