Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ernest isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Debt. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Borun grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Borun and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. He has silver eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. His black fur is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 370 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 330 pp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Peridot (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.