Description: A 3'11" eastern man, he very much looks the part of a Barrister. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Elaim was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. Jet (70 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2200 gp. Sard (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has no hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'9" southern man, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Fistula was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her bronze crest up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp. Eye agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He wears a black collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. The war was a terrible time for him, and Srorthen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Srorthen was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 240 pp.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'5" when asserting himself. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sindri embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Holy water. 3 Antitoxin. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her brown hair is wavy and long. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 140 gp.