Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He wears his red hair down. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an entirely brown suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Varis will drive conversation. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new bricklayer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and carries hand crossbows. He has moderate length red hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Raer embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Actor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man very much looks the part of a Carpenter. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Efferil was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he is greedy

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.