Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bookbinder. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Peren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: Expand his business; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is still thick. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Gennal was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the east to a Weaver, Caeldrim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. White opal (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.