Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

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

Possessions: 300 pp. Citrine (30 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 sp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His fur is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Being a Shipwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Emerald (900 gp). 1 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Holy water.