Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Ernest and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 drow, the young Adelard began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bricklayer. He is physically well-built. He wears his white hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Bricklayer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Lewis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Lewis decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).