Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has blonde hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Aerdeth was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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 is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is physically well-built. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jade (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born into a rich family. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Varis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his father struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Cartwright father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of giants 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. He is physically well-built. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Carpenter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp.