Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gennal hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Mindartis 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Quarion was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Azaki was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (10 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Aelar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Aelar was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Shoemaker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Rose (20 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.