Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Miner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Elaim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Oriff is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 sp. Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Priest arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, blue shirt, and black tie. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Roondar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears professional attire. He wears his white hair down. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was born in the north. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Anakis was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a shield on her belt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Rinn will drive conversation. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp).

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Good lock. 1 Backpack.