Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aust speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He struck the Unemployed job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.