Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the north to a Dyer, Lucan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He struck the Dyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ahvain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ahvain grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ahvain. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and he perpetually has his lance ready. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 pp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.