Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". He wears an entirely black suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Raer grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adran grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp).

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 a grey tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Aelar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Aelar took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2100 gp. Rose (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: He wears a brown vest and prefers yellow and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 Miner. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by goblins. Adran was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new miner responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jade (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears dull grey sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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 to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).