Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His hair is long and black with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Red spinel (80 gp).

Description: This northern man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 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). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear flannel. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Baker who has hired him part-time. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in a small forest village. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.