Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2 Smokesticks. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'11" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. His brown hair is lengthy. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Guard, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Black pearl (500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is brown and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Richard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Richard has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 22000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who usually wears his brown robe and has his longbow always slung over his shoulder. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Kody lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.