Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. He has black hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Aust embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aust was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is baby faced.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Coral (130 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Trag hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Emerald (1100 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Coral (120 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2700 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears professional attire. With wild brown hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aline was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp. Jet (160 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Mehen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Doctor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).