Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). White pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Suhnae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barrister for hire.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jet (140 gp). Azurite (16 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).