Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Merihim hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Merihim was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Interpreter. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a blue tunic with yellow highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is silver and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ahvain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 90 pp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Merihim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a green shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and brown pants. His hair is black and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Performer. His red hair is lengthy. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kellen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 26000 cp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.