Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern man wears skinny pants and wears a tan and blue robe with the hood down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: He was raised in a desert tribe. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with white slacks, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Quarion was born the youngest of three triplets. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. He has red hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is blonde and very short. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thervan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Malachite (7 gp). Jade (140 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Coral (140 gp).