Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His hair is red and curly. 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 speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is brown. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'3" western man, he sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Rael alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished sickle as well. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hadarai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Coral (90 gp).