Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: White opal (500 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His white hair is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahvain fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 sp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His tied-back hair is white. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Aust began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear black tank tops with brown pants. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ahvain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 sp.