Description: This tall, slender man wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He has brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Cook first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Ahvain was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. He's also a talented Dilettante, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. 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. Being a Dilettante 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: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50000 cp. Jade (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Heian liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.