Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His black hair is still thick. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Raer is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Raer was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greataxes and bows. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Ploughman. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He struck the Ploughman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a deep hatred of orcs

Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a green shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dreali studied abroad. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 sp. Malachite (11 gp). Amber (130 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.