Description: An older man who is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a white coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Norman was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears professional attire. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.