Description: He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When Nicholas reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Smokesticks. 3 Holy water. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting drow, the young Gerald began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and silver with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his white hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 34000 sp.