Description: An older man who wears bulky blue painted plate armor, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Rael is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 pp. Star ruby (700 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, and he perpetually has his warhammer ready. His brown hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. 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. After a long history of fighting, Halimath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Coral (160 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A freak accident while working with his Healer mother left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jet (100 gp).