Description: This tall, slender man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Weaver, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is long and black with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mindartis embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Mindartis was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Mindartis's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Mindartis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 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 violet ritualistic tattoos. He wears brown trousers with violet and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has shaved his head bald. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1500 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Jet (50 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.