Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 pp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Erdan 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 Erdan. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and 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: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 pp. Rose (80 gp). Jade (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy brown hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Nutae and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 120 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his blonde hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Erdan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Erdan has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miller and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Family, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).