Description: This tall, slender man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Uthemar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Mayor and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His golden hair is lengthy. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Spice Merchant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 260 pp. Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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 will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has moderate length golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Naill was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 9000 sp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.