Description: An older man who tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Quarion never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Thervan 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. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 29000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Azaki was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 sp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blonde hair is long and unkept. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aelar wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 12th 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 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 prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jet (150 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).