Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a great chef.

History: Himo was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ivellios has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ivellios fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: A 5'1" western man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. His hair is auburn and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Farmer and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and blue tie. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

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. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with black slacks. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 gp.