Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Aelar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her long green crest kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 5000 sp. Jet (160 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: Standing 3'9", this woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A true patriot, Eldeth would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Glassblower. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She wears her white hair down. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Traki lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Priest and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Rose (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.