Description: This northern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and elven compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1500 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Ahvain hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has worked as a Brewer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Aelar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1300 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Sard (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Quarion was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarion fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 230 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.