Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

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

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 240 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and kukris. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 50 pp. Banded agate (4 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to protect his home

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: Gifted from a young age, Mindartis studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.