Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a tan collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hadarai does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Hadarai 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. Hadarai 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Laucian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 sp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His tied-back hair is blonde. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Erevan was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is an epitome of beauty. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the south. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp.