Description: A 4'8" eastern man, he wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Herbalist. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Riardon was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Barrister. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ahvain grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ahvain. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and rapiers. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Thervan 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. Thervan decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; 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: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 gp.