Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His hair is blonde and curly. He has violet eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Aust 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. Aust 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Barkeep business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barkeep, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Beiro 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 Beiro. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 120 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longsword.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 pp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 88. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 sp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.