Description: This northern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and red tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and brown with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Erky was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Mortician. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: A 6'10" western man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His beige fur is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and revenge

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Carnelian (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Raymond was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Herbalist, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He got into the Butcher business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 240 gp.