Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Richard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Richard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has worked as a Painter like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is typically in his Sage uniform. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed grey hat.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the north to a Sage, Norman learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norman fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Norman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10 pp. Red spinel (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Peter was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He's also a talented Actor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp.