Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. His rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Golden pearl (70 gp). White opal (400 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Coral (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Jet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). White opal (400 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hadwisa grew up listening to her father's many stories. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he very much looks the part of a Bricklayer. He has wavy brown hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

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. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Bricklayer. He tends to his Bricklayer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Efferil never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tan coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). White opal (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Amber (130 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her bronze crest down. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jaxi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 83. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. 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: He was raised in a forest tribe. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Bulzo never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Pink pearl (50 gp). White opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jade (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.