Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. A true patriot, Peren would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is red and curly. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: Mindartis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Mindartis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears a black collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a tattooed face.

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. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barber but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south to a Barber, Rael learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Soapmaker, but he got bored and became a Barber. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Cook, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 180 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp).