Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1400 gp. Malachite (11 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rose (80 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp).

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His tied-back hair is silver. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Peren has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jade (110 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Erdan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the east to a Mayor, Erdan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts, marred by teas. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Carrie was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).