Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erdan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a great chef.

History: Quarion was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to be a sellsword again

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 30000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.