Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The war was a terrible time for him, and Erdan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair is lengthy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Thunderstones. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Quarion was born with his mother's beautiful face. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Lucan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 180 pp.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the east to a Bounty Hunter, Efferil learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bounty Hunter.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Jade (130 gp).