Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Efferil was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Efferil's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is short and silver. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vanuath 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 Vanuath. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries a battered shield and tarnished pickaxe as well. His blonde hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Theren embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Mundane. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Tharivol was born the youngest of three triplets. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Peridot (40 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).