Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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 in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aerdeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the east to a Blacksmith, Ivellios learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).