Description: He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his hand crossbow. He has moderate length silver hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Aust has worked very hard to control his curse. He tends to his Blacksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and violet pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His hair is white and curly. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jade (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. 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 is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jet (150 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears black trousers with grey and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Armorer business at a young age. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).