Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, he is not a threatening figure. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a great chef.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is white and curly. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hadarai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has amber eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 Herbalist. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Heian never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 180 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.