Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. He has no hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Peren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his golden hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He carries with him a set of spears on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair is cut close to his head. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a Priest, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and 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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Seamstress job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 sp.