Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Varis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Varis was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Tanner. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). White opal (600 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Azurite (13 gp). Jet (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'11". He wears a brown collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. Now he works as a music tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his left side. He has red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Peren was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Peren's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his blonde hair up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. Arannis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Arannis has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 130 pp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Coral (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Rose (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).