Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has blonde hair. 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 mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and elven compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aramil is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Paelias was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Architect, but he got bored and became a Healer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Rose (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Rolen has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rolen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 sp. Azurite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has blue eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.