Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Thomas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Weaver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Rose (70 gp).