Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gifted student he started as a Ruler, but he got bored and became a Slave Trader. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Azurite (12 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Ivellios hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He uses divination through singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Eiravel is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Eiravel was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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. Eiravel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp. Emerald (1600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is short and white. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A gifted student he started as a Shoemaker, but he got bored and became a Painter. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Bonds: Guardian, Job, Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1600 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp.