Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Crown-heir, but he got bored and became a Tailor. After a long history of fighting, Naeris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears baggy blue pantaloons and a white scarf. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

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 struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). White opal (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Coral (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Mindartis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 gp. Coral (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears professional attire. His black hair is cut short. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Halimath 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 Halimath. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.