Description: This malnourished man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 230 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Arannis isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Shepherd mother left him crippled. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Hematite (14 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Priest work with an outfit from a few towns over. Priest work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's in love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 sp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.