Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ahrim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the south. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears a white tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 cp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

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

History: Ghaliver was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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 west; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is brown and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Riardon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Riardon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Silk rope.