Description: This late middle aged man typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Mindartis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

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. When Thamior reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Erdan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He became a Fortune-teller soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. His white hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Carter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for him, and Heian does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this western man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His head has been shaved. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp).