Description: A middle-aged woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Elama enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the south. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is blonde and curly. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Detective arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Thorpe wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Baradad hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Baradad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp).