Description: Standing 4'7", this man wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Aust liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Aust and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Canary diamond (8000 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

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. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.