Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has moderate length silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carrie grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull red iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is cut short. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beiro grew up listening to his father's many stories. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a red tunic with white highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has chestnut hair. He has gray eyes.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a club on his belt. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and tridents. His head has been shaved. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Himo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Himo. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amber (150 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has wavy golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Gennal was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gifted student he started as a Laborer, but he got bored and became a Shepherd. He struck the Shepherd job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 11000 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).