Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Dreali hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Amber (80 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His ears are large.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp).