Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

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. In his 18th 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

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

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is physically well-built. His long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Myathethil is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 110 gp.