Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Rael hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. 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. Rael fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 900 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Paelias was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 220 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. His hair is black and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born into a rich family. Aust was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Aust decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 110 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born in the south to a Shoemaker, Nim 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 Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Iolite (40 gp).