Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Star ruby (600 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jade (60 gp). Amber (60 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Paelias embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Paelias and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. White opal (500 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Courier does. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Arannis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Arannis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1300 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 Marshal. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and balancing his hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has no hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Sard (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Coral (80 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Coral (80 gp).