Description: This northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has white fur. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a Mortician, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aelar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He has no crest. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1400 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Godfrey wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and doesn't want to be a soapmaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jade (40 gp). Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Pikar was born the youngest of three triplets. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Citrine (70 gp).