Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rael grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. After a long history of fighting, Rael and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy red pantaloons and a brown scarf. His silver hair is braided into rings. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, white cloak. His hair is short and blonde. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Efferil was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Farmer. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Heian 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. Heian decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and expand his business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north to a Map Maker, Lamlis learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He became a Map Maker soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100000 cp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.