Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Jasper (30 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Miles was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Miles's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (50 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: An older man who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Body Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a grey shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Arnold abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and revenge

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.