Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: He wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He has a very tight haircut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Galinndan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 230 pp. Golden pearl (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Ahvain hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ahvain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Ahvain was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 230 pp. Black opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

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. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 gp. Jade (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).