Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, marred by sweets. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aerdeth's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Aerdeth 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. Aerdeth 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Priest. He has worked as a Priest like his mother before him.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the south. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Malachite (5 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 sp. Citrine (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.