Description: He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aelar studied abroad. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aelar 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 Aelar. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'7" eastern man, he wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sage business.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sage. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Hadarai was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His tied-back hair is white. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Riardon was taken on many hunting expeditions. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He bought a morningstar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 190 pp. Jet (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.