Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Knight. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). 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 wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arnold grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge and is in decent physical shape. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Guy enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Guy was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'0". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and his gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. He has black hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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. Theobald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (40 gp).