Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. He has a hunchback. His red hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished scythe as well. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the west to a Dyer, Paelias learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Beggar, but he got bored and became a Dyer. He's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Aust speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Aust 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: He was born at the edge of vast desert. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Jeweler. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and elven compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Black opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.