Description: He stands about 4'8" and prefers to wear flannel. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male very much looks the part of a Marshal. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Aust embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but he was a colossal failure. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is lengthy. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He uses divination through singing.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to be a fisher again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a Glassblower, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bellfounder for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 60 pp. Jasper (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.