Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'10". He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his mace, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and he perpetually has his whip ready. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. After a long history of fighting, Gilbert and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is short and red. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Adelard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Charles was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant father left him crippled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 pp.