Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is typically in his Merchant uniform. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Ahvain hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Veit lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a red small hat and red clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Kipper lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He is typically in his Barber uniform. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Torinn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. Torinn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is typically in his Courier uniform. He is an epitome of beauty. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

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. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Foxilon was taken on many hunting expeditions. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is black and curly. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp).

Description: This northern man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

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 bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman usually wears her black robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Shautha abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).