Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Interpreter who has hired him part-time. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Aerdeth liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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's attracted to the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aerdeth 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 Aerdeth. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Ruler; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). White opal (800 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Performer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 Performer. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 360 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy violet pantaloons and a red scarf. His black hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 360 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Laucian embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the north to a Interpreter, Laucian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Interpreter.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1100 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.