Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Ahvain 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. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. 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 silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. 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 son.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 Layabout. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and carries morningstars. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Junk Dealer business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Junk Dealer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp).