Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is chestnut and very short. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he wears tattered old clothes. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

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 will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Heian 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. Heian 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 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 290 pp. Red garnet (100 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'8" when asserting himself. His red hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'9" and dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Traki isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.