Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His tied-back hair is brown. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Elven compassion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His head has been shaved. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Thervan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Thervan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Amber (130 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Varis was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Architect. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raer was born with his mother's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His hair is short and black. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

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 is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).