Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear flannel. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Gerard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull green iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: Anthony is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Anthony and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has blonde hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1200 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His brown hair is cut short. He has green eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp.