Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and grey tie. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Thamior lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Thamior was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thamior decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 sp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'11" and dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He tends to his Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: He likes to wear blue tank tops with tan pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and rapiers. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Arannis reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50000 cp.