Description: This northern man prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Jet (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Amber (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Koeth has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Galinndan has worked very hard to control his curse. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 pp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He tends to his Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Coral (120 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Brown diamond (3000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Jet (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.