Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dull green sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Aramil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp).

Description: This man wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Amber (160 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and kukris. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Tharivol was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tharivol decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 sp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears just a green suit. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp.