Description: 5'4" and muscular, this western man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Thervan was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Thervan's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Thervan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Arannis 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. 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: Many illithids want him driven away; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Malachite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears bulky red painted plate armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Lamlis was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Beiro lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp.