Description: He is in excellent shape and wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Azaki was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large white jacket. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Heian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Emerald (500 gp). White opal (500 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thervan studied abroad. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His hair is short and golden. He wears a mask on his face.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rael grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 pp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp).