Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dull brown sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Oriel was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Oriel was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is dark red and very short. This black eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Amber (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.