Description: He stands about 4'8" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 sp. Citrine (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan deerstalker hat and tan clothes. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Tharivol was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the north to a Guard, Dreali learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and 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

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: Standing 4'7", this man wears a fancy green suit. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. Aelar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. 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. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.