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 golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a white vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Peren never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Varis was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).