Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Coral (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a blue coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Arannis isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man wears bulky green painted plate armor. His brown fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. He tends to his Roofer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Malachite (9 gp).