Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the martial 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Traki lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jade (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has blue eyes and a red hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Average lock. 1 Spyglass. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tan vest and prefers white and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Carrie hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Carrie was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has green eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1600 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.