Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, yellow cloak. His hair is chestnut and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 170 pp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sard (70 gp). White opal (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears professional attire. He is an epitome of beauty. His black hair is knotted and matted. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Shipwright mother left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 270 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Heian was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. 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: Elven compassion; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears just a black suit. His hair is white and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Dilettante father left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.