Description: This man wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born into a rich family. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is red and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bowyer. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He struck the Bowyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again.

Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a yellow coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Arannis was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Sard (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.