Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He has moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a Mercenary first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: Standing 4'9", this man sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Emerald (400 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his auburn hair down. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Riardon took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is cut short. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Naal grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by chocolates. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.