Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Nim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor father left him crippled. Now he works as a dancing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50000 cp. Coral (140 gp). White opal (1600 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His red hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. At a young age his mother died while driving off some goblins. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in greataxe use. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Azurite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Adventurer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south to a Adventurer, Paelias learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Paelias took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Adventurer for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.