Description: This southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Rael hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. He has no hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Riardon learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 270 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Theren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Theren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Theren was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Theren's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Jade (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). White opal (700 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the north. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.