Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is blonde and curly. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Arannis grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Arannis. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has golden hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Amber (160 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: This man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with red slacks. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Erdan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 sp. Red garnet (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.