Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2200 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear grey tank tops with pastel pants. His red hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jasper (80 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Gennal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Farmer, but he got bored and became a Bookbinder. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.