Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His ears are large.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ivellios grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ivellios. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. A true patriot, Paelias would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Paelias 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 250 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Crowbar. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Thamior was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.