Description: This man stands a little under 4'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears his black hair up. He has green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the south. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Black opal (700 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Galinndan isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Galinndan was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Tanner first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. He has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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. Cockaby fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 18000 cp.