Description: This late middle aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. He has wavy golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by drow. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are violet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Anselm enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Body Guard mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Server

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.