Description: He dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. His silver hair is braided into rings. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and 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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished sickle as well. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Enialis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by sweets. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His hair is short and silver. His ears are large.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).