Description: He wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and shields. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple yellow line shooting up and back down. He has wavy white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. John was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stableman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Stableman, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2100 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Patrick took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).