Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Theren reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 pp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a grey suit, and is pretty ugly. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Gildmak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with blue pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is brown and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Mindartis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).