Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in the north. 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 west. After a long history of fighting, Himo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1100 gp. Jet (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Berrian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Berrian hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and black. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was taken from his home at a very young age. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Fivin was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Fivin decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Beiro was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Pacifist, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1700 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.