Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Shepherd first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 10000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is brown and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a great chef.

History: He is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Being a Laborer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. He wears his auburn hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).