Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Ûkshak learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Iolite (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Rose (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. Mara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Pink diamond (4000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Efferil embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Efferil's homeland. Efferil decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has worked as a Barkeep like his mother before him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a Bookbinder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Symma alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Zircon (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He wears an eyepatch.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Fenriz's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Gifted from a young age, Fenriz studied abroad. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 12000 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).