Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and kukris. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ahvain was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Ahvain and his spouse have recently divorced.

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; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. A small bag of saffron. (10 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 220 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'7" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Koeth was born with his father's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. 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 has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: In love, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1900 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Jade (140 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).