Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has brown hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Efferil was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. White opal (1000 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Eye agate (14 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a black collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2200 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Banker. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Rolen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When Rolen reached his early adolescence his Elf father 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. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Uthemar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 north. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a hunchback. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His ears are large.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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: Money/treasure; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 sp.