Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Adelard 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A freak accident while working with his Map Maker mother left him crippled. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has brown eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Thomas was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Server

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: French accent

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).