Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 50 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, blue shirt, and brown tie. His hair is short and chestnut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. At some point he was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He struck the Fortune-teller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, marred by beers. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Rolf hails from a village terrorized by giants. At some point he was captured by giants and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Slave, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tattered old clothes. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. After a long history of fighting, Ernest and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.