Description: 5'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 13th 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

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

Possessions: 3000 sp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Orryn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When Orryn reached his early adolescence his Gnome 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp).

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born several months after his mother 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a flattop fur cut. His skin is flawless and his yellow eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Shivering wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Shivering studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shivering fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Hematite (8 gp).