Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He usually wears his violet robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 7000 sp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Lamlis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 230 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has no hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Aramil was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Aramil was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Aramil's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1500 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Traki grew up listening to his mother's many stories. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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 nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).