Description: He prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rael was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). White pearl (120 gp).

Description: He wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His tied-back hair is brown. 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 loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Paelias. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who likes to wear pastel tank tops with yellow pants, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his auburn hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Navigator who has hired him part-time. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 sp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for him, and Halimath does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2700 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).