Description: He is a husky man, who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His tied-back hair is white. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Berrian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student he started as a Actor, but he got bored and became a Cook. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Actor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Cook, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). White opal (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Dreali 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. Dreali decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 pp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Peridot (70 gp).

Description: He wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His tied-back hair is brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias 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 Paelias. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. His red hair is cut short. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson violet hat.

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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born into a rich family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His hair is short and golden. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is an amazing painter.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 2 Acid flasks.