Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He has brown eyes and a violet hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He uses divination through singing.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Efferil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red spinel (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Amber (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1400 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Uthemar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vanuath studied abroad. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Peren is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Peren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).