Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Paelias was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spy. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Being a Sculptor kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: 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: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Quarion was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarion fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Amber (160 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.