Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Mantus was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oriel embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Oriel was born with her father's beautiful face. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40000 cp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thorin studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 39000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Thorin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thorin grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect his home; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Ronobe was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is portly but not overly obese. With wild red hair. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Lagazi liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spice Merchant. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jade (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.