Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the east to a Stableman, Efferil learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Stableman. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mercenary business.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp).

Description: This man wears bulky white painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erdan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.