Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and black robe with the hood down. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Theriatis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Jeweler and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'8" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is white and very short. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Nim was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Nim abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2800 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly daggers and swords. His black hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: Immeral hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Immeral 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 Immeral. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Immeral was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: 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; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His hair is silver and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Jet (160 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Sard (50 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Koeth was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jet (160 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.