Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is auburn and very short. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

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 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2200 gp. Azurite (4 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear violet tank tops with yellow pants. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Efferil liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'10" and wears professional attire. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Soveliss enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Soveliss and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item.