Description: A 4'7" western man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 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 wants revenge against dire rats; and money/treasure

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with brown slacks. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Aerdeth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Aerdeth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Coral (160 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. He has wavy brown hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Shoemaker, who enjoyed hunting, Nim was taken on many hunting expeditions. When Nim reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his black hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp).