Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats 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: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a Miner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Ahlyssa was taken on many hunting expeditions. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Emeny lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Qualen grew up listening to his father's many stories. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (9 gp).