Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aelar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This man is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A gifted student he started as a Beggar, but he got bored and became a Barrister. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

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

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bellfounder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Laucian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his black robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He has wavy blonde hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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 skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 220 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).