Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He wears his silver hair down. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and to protect his home

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

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

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He very much looks the part of a Map Maker. He has a hunchback. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a healer again

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a green tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, marred by beers. His hair is golden and curly. He has brown eyes and a green hat with a red feather.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a green cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 390 pp. Coral (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Peren has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peren 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; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1100 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp).