Description: This exceptionally lanky man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. A true patriot, Naill would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Heian is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Born in the east to a Crown-heir, Soveliss learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Soveliss fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Laucian isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Laucian liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. 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. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).