Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Aelar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Actor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. He has no hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He tends to wear a large blue jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. He has no hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats and is in decent physical shape. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.