Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sage. He has red crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Nithther hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sage business.

History: Nithther was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Actor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Nija enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Citrine (60 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

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

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is thinning but still full. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

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 obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.