Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He wears his white hair down. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rael is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'10" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Vanuath was born the youngest of three triplets. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Silver pearl (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).