Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His auburn hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Vanuath was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Miner. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. Rose (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an entirely grey suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is silver and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Carrie speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Performer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Carrie 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. Carrie decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: White opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His golden hair is braided into rings. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A gifted student he started as a Detective, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.