Description: This dark-skinned female is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Volen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the south to a Engraver, Volen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His brass crest is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Valorean was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sculptor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This woman wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has no fur. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1200 sp.