Description: This eastern man wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and chestnut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is silver and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. Dean liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Everard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.