Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Aelar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears dull pastel sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shield, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in a small island village. He worked as a nervous Sage and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Sage.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has dyed his greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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 in a small forest village. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and red tie. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Apothecary. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Doesn't want to be a Apothecary and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 60 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).