Description: A 3'4" northern man, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His hair is auburn and curly. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 pp. Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears skinny pants and wears a black and green robe with the hood down. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Gardain is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gardain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Stableman uniform. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Stableman and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'7" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Guy speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 sp. Black pearl (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy orange fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Lone's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.