Description: A 5'2" eastern man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eiravel speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses like a well dressed Actor does. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Actor who has hired him part-time. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Merchant, but he got bored and became a Actor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Actor.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rael grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Rael. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of amber and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 35. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Paelias was taken on many hunting expeditions. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 13000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).