Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a fancy black suit. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nicholas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nicholas. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 2 Antitoxin. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and grey pants. He is physically well-built. His hair is silver and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Thomas will drive conversation. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 pp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 22000 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting goblins, the young Cory began to lead the lost caravan. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1300 sp.