Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nicholas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nicholas. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his hand crossbow. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has red hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. The war was a terrible time for him, and Justin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Justin reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. He has no hair. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.