Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Naal was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (6 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: Standing 2'10", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp. Star ruby (800 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born into a rich family. Peren 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. Peren decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a Mason first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A true patriot, Aramil would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Military, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He sports a flattop fur cut. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp).