Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 13000 sp. Hematite (4 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black opal (1000 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aramil's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aramil studied abroad. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aramil never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a Tanner, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; 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: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Coral (80 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'10", this man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.