Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shortspear on his belt. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Mason, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. After a long history of fighting, Soveliss and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Efferil studied abroad. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He's also a talented Barrister, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2100 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Mindartis was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.