Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ahvain will drive conversation. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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 has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. He has blue eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aerdeth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and balancing his hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Riardon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Riardon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His golden hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Adran was born the youngest of three triplets. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair is still thick. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1500 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp).