Description: This late middle aged man has the majority of his body covered in plate and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Performer, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ahvain isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. 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, Ahvain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Through the years after Carrie was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Carrie's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Carrie lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After months of barely getting by, Carrie managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This eastern man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Moss agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jet (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.