Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. His hair is silver and curly. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Thervan took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat, and carries morningstars. His black hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 12000 sp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born in the east. 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 left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears just a blue suit. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mason. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is a great chef.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 north. He became a Mason soon after.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.