Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. 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: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ahvain abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Raer was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Coral (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He has green eyes and a white hat with a grey feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thervan grew up listening to his father's many stories. Thervan 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. Thervan 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Amber (120 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is physically well-built. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; 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: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown tunic with yellow highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Efferil isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 900 gp.