Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Mindartis was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 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). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

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. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a Body Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aelar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 pp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this eastern man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Thervan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1900 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.