Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has shaved his head bald. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top violet hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When Laucian reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries a battered hammer and tarnished nunchaku as well. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear black tank tops with brown pants. He has moderate length auburn hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright mother left him crippled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'8". He is typically in his Cartwright uniform, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bow. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.