Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greataxe, just in case. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ahvain was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Fletcher. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2700 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Beiro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Beiro 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 Beiro. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his ceremonial dagger. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Adran hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. 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. Adran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is an epitome of beauty. He has moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1200 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1300 gp.