Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His blonde hair is cut short. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Miller, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Hadarai was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Expand his business; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is typically in his Mortician uniform. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mortician. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Hunter, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1500 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (140 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp).