Description: This malnourished man wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Efferil was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Efferil decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 pp. Zircon (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: 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 chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is blonde and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ivellios fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.