Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a green collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Masseuse, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

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 long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. 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 exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black 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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adran studied abroad. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 pp. Citrine (20 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Jade (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. His hair is silver and very short. He is baby faced.

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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 230 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).