Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Ahvain reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 pp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Jade (150 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He takes great joy in being the best Tanner in town.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Ivellios 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. Ivellios 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A true patriot, Beiro would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting giants, the young Beiro began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.