Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thervan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the north. Thervan was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bowyer. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is short and black. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull violet iron scale mail. He wears his red hair up. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Peren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Peren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp).