Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Beloril was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 40 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and crossbows. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are red.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Through the years after Valorean was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Valorean's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and shields. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Scribe business.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This malnourished man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Forcas studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.