Description: He stands about 4'10" and wears a pastel collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the east to a Painter, Soveliss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2300 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Adran was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Adran decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bricklayer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1300 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.