Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Thervan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Armorer

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

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Traki hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. Being a Gardener kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2200 sp. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Holy water.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Uthemar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: Uthemar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Religious, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a yellow vest and prefers blue and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Anselm hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a white tunic with tan highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 cp. 3 Holy water.