Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has wavy white hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Aelar 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. Aelar 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bricklayer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Galinndan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up work as a Brewer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears skinny pants and wears a violet and blue robe with the hood down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Adventurer, Rolen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a red scarf. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Traki abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).