Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor, marred by beers. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Ahvain 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. Ahvain decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

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

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1300 gp. Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a green scarf. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Arannis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has amber eyes and a green hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.