Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Traki was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family.

Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears just a yellow suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Naal was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. 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.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A freak accident while working with his Shoemaker mother left him crippled. After months of barely getting by, Traki managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1200 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of flails, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. His first spouse was a Architect, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.