Description: This dark-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Aerdeth was born with his father's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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.

Flaws: Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Ahvain is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 13000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a blue scarf. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Bounty Hunter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Caeldrim 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 Caeldrim. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2500 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.