Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears just a pastel suit. His hair is short and chestnut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He takes great joy in being the best Sculptor in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sculptor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sculptor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Fire opal (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'5" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black opal (900 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a red coat with blue slacks, marred by sweets. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Frederick hails from a village terrorized by drow. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He is typically in his Beggar uniform. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Beggar business.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Hunter, but he got bored and became a Beggar. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1800 sp. Banded agate (14 gp). 4 Holy water.