Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 21000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his spear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 22000 cp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. After a long history of fighting, Kyle and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the south to a Bellfounder, Hubert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bellfounder for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 6000 sp.