Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 30000 cp. Moonstone (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and is pretty ugly. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Richard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Beiro speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the south to a Seamstress, Beiro learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Seamstress work with an outfit from a few towns over. Seamstress work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Seamstress responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hûra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Sard (70 gp). Jet (90 gp). Malachite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Umpen abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Holy water. 2 Tanglefoot bags.