Description: This northern man sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in the north to a Mortician, Nutae learned a great deal about his father'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 Mortician. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'9". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is golden. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Seamstress, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1500 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is physically well-built. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Jet (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Coral (50 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White opal (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Paelias has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.