Description: He wears a red tunic with black highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bookbinder but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ahvain alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Shoemaker; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Gennal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Beggar, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy grey suit. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Adran 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. Being a Carter 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: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing a long, black cloak. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Doesn't want to be a Shoemaker and was forced into it by his family; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.