Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and shortspears. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ivellios isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ivellios was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 220 pp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is short and golden. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Aerdeth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and doesn't want to be a mason and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: He wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the north. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has a crush on the local miller

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 170 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Ivellios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Jade (80 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Jade (80 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Coral (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.