Description: He has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Aust alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Being a Animal Trainer 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his white hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is greedy

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He very much looks the part of a Mortician. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Efferil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 36000 sp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Theren lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and 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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.