Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Efferil was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is silver and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Barber, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears just a white suit. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Beiro and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1500 gp. Amber (90 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1300 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). White opal (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.