Description: This man wears professional attire. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Tharivol and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Aelar has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aelar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 230 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses like a well dressed Marshal does. His hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Marshal.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Naeris 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: Naeris hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Sard (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).