Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bernard embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Bernard was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Bernard's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west to a Blacksmith, Gomory learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is white and curly. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Sumnes isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spy arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spy. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. She has wavy chestnut hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To protect her home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hillanot will drive conversation. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Hillanot took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longbow and armor she uses now. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a assassin and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Coral (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a green tunic with blue highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has dyed his greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Zedaar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 north. He has worked as a Scribe like his mother before him.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and doesn't want to be a scribe and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2500 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).