Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Beggar business.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is greedy; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 pp. Peridot (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has wavy red hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Eiravel was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dilettante. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Erdan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).