Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears grey trousers with pastel and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

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

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is short and silver. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Halimath isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with white slacks. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.