Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has moderate length silver hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His tied-back hair is brown. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has wavy brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his greatsword. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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 he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 12000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.