Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a hunchback. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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: Ralf hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting orcs, the young Ralf began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and human compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears just a black suit. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 sp. Obsidian (13 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Henry 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Moonstone (80 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp.