Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is black and very short. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Trym isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown vest and prefers black and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His crest is short and gold. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Hirrathak was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1900 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'2" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This northern man wears professional attire. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. After coming to the age of reason, Ernest took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Chain shirt.