Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Naeris grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Naeris grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Naeris. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

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't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

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. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, marred by beers. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has wavy chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tattered old clothes. His silver hair is still thick. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Jet (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.