Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, white shirt, and grey tie. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy golden hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his chestnut hair down. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 60000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries pickaxes. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ahvain will drive conversation. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ahvain does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Ahvain reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahvain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 90 pp. Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.