Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has a hunchback. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has blue eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'8". He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carter business.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Carter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).