Description: He wears professional attire. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Qualen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a Painter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 6'7". He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and his gloved hand is found clutching a axe. He has wavy auburn hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Nutae hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A 5'8" northern man, he wears a fancy black suit. His fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: Cloud was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Slave Trader work with an outfit from a few towns over. Slave Trader work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His crest is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp).