Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: Efferil speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He prefers to wear flannel, and his gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Efferil isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After months of barely getting by, Efferil managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a hunchback. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Koeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Koeth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Coral (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.