Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).