Description: This malnourished man wears a fancy green suit. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

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 was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Traki was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is wearing a long, pastel cloak. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Lamlis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: Sardonyx (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gennal embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. After a long history of fighting, Gennal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.