Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ahvain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'0". She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Artin was born the youngest of three triplets. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a large black jacket. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Slave Trader does. His fur is beige and curly. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Cask was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has worked as a Slave Trader like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). 2 Thunderstones.