Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Lamlis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Fire opal (900 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has blonde hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. A true patriot, Thervan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Eye agate (15 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Tharivol hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a great chef.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.