Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and kukris. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mortician but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Efferil grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Efferil. After a long history of fighting, Efferil and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and usually wears his blue robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He takes great joy in being the best Adventurer in town.

History: He got into the Adventurer business at a young age. Through the years after Nim was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Nim's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: An older man who prefers to wear flannel, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the east. Through the years after Vanuath was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Vanuath's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.