Description: He stands about 4'8" and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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 was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. After a long history of fighting, Beiro and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Naal hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Naal has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Amber (70 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Naeris was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'0" southern man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is white and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a navigator and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 220 pp.