Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His hair is red and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. Red garnet (50 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His hair is golden and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Crown-heir who has hired him part-time. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Carrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Carrie alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's in love; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an entirely grey suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 daughter.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Debt, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60000 cp. Fire opal (900 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. He has wavy auburn hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 share knowledge with the world; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1400 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp).