Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born into a rich family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Azurite (10 gp). Coral (50 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is cut short. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Paelias has worked very hard to control his curse. 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 feels threatened by others; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rolen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and tan pants. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

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 accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his brown robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2300 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).