Description: A middle-aged man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and is pretty ugly. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raer was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, 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 hair is auburn and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He married young, but lost his spouse to drow. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to protect his home

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp).