Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He very much looks the part of a Cook. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Jeweler business.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, marred by sweets. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born in the north to a Sage, Eiravel learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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 find somewhere to settle down; and balancing his hectic life and new sage responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears long strands of jet and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. 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 Mercenary. After a long history of fighting, Galinndan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Citrine (40 gp). Sard (40 gp).