Description: This man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and golden. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theodoric fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This eastern man dresses like a well dressed Performer does. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Manfred is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by giants. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10 pp.