Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Disease. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished spear as well. His white hair is braided into rings. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paelias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Butcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Knight; and he's in love

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mindartis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.