Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Riardon reached his early adolescence his Elf 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His tied-back hair is blonde. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Berrian hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rose (70 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Amber (130 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Heian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is white and very short. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. Being a Soapmaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1400 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).