Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Ar-Baruk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is content; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Tûmhom hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Coral (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing, and carries hammers. His white hair is lengthy. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has no fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Flask was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Flask decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Flask managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.