Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He uses divination through singing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Arannis 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. Arannis decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: A 4'7" southern man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Aerdeth was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver ewer (60 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gennal 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 Gennal. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 230 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 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 robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His head has been shaved. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

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. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of sais on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Engraver. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Soveliss fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.