Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Faran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Claira isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. Claira enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Claira was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and his gloved hand is found clutching a lance. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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. Uthemar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Seebo lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Seebo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bookbinder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, green shirt, and black tie. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. A true patriot, Kithri would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her crest is white and curly. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Merchant. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: PTSD, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Laucian hails from a village terrorized by orcs. At some point he was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 gp.