Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Alston was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jasper (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She wears long strands of emerald and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has wavy black hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a flail and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her white hair down. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age her father died while driving off some giants. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in crossbow use. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.