Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is silver and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Hork is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of a Banker, who enjoyed hunting, Hork was taken on many hunting expeditions. Hork liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hork fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has slicked back brown hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: In love, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly crossbows and daggers. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Dee was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her gold crest is knotted and matted. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has wavy white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Mayor profession.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. After coming to the age of reason, Panana took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Mason kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Layabout. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Layabout, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp.