Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heward grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman 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 vampirism.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and many drow want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his scythe. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Priest father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'2" and prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and to be a crown-heir again

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 17000 cp. Red garnet (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a white shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a great chef.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.