Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His tied-back hair is golden. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thervan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man tends to wear a large brown jacket, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair is long and unkept. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 pp. Malachite (15 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a fancy green suit. His white hair is cut short. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Quarion enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 pp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears skinny pants and wears a violet and pastel robe with the hood down. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are a pleasant green.

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 is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Laucian grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Laucian. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 17000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Major magic item.