Description: This exceptionally lanky man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is black and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Heian abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern man wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Rael isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Baker business.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Baker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Rael has worked very hard to control his curse. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is short and black. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Soveliss hails from a village terrorized by giants. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Soveliss was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lucan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 12000 sp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Uthemar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).