Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rose (70 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has moderate length blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Nelkin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He struck the Crown-heir job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Ortegar was born the youngest of three triplets. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 28000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 44000 sp. Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.