Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 son.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Arannis was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Body Guard. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and longswords. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep green spinel (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood, marred by beers. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Born to a Fisher, his father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Mercenary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. His red hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Thamior hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.