Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vanuath studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". He very much looks the part of a Mason, and his gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. His hair is brown and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Efferil grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Heian 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: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.