Description: This northern man wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Tim was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Tim was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Herbalist. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 33000 sp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Guard. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a great chef.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Guard. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Charles is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear black tank tops with violet pants. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Don was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Don was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Don decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and tridents. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the west to a Priest, Frederick learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. 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 comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.