Description: This man wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy blonde hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His tied-back hair is blonde. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Weaver and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Weaver like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Varis 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 Varis. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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 he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.