Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by beers. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Body Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Being a Carter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 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 (60 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Theren lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Quarion was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Dyer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.