Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His tied-back hair is brown. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is mildly Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Vanuath is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Vanuath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Architect they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Interpreter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Beiro hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Ostracized due to the psionic 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 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 feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This northern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in an above average manner. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp).