Description: He stands about 3'1" and wears skinny pants and wears a red and blue robe with the hood down. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Born to a Priest, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bookbinder for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Priest again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red garnet (40 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Heian is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He stands about 6'0" and wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rolf embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Rolf never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Amber (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 sp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).