Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Zephan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Amber (130 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her blonde hair up. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Crown-heir first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 pp. Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Balifra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Job, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He carries a battered shield and tarnished halberd as well. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Darrak abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Darrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp).