Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He carries a battered flail and tarnished longbow as well. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Aust alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it, and he perpetually has his spear ready. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 sp. Tourmaline (160 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thamior grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Aramil was born the youngest of three triplets. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.