Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull yellow iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has moderate length red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Solomon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of bastard swords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Conrad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Citrine (40 gp).