Description: This western man is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Heian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erevan grew up listening to his father's many stories. Erevan was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dyer. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Hadarai was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).