Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, tan shirt, and green tie, and is pretty ugly. His hair is white and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Ahvain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Ahvain liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 pp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Jet (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he usually wears his violet robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He uses divination through singing.

History: Aust lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Ivellios is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When Ahvain reached his early adolescence his Elf father 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: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Amber (130 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.