Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dull black sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 Brewer. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and carries warhammers. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Adran liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Arannis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2300 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is greedy

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Quarion grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Quarion. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.