Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He has no hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Theren lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Emerald (1600 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amber (110 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Erdan has worked very hard to control his curse. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: 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; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 pp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.