Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 80000 cp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy brown suit. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Ruler, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Knight does. His red hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Arannis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Bookbinder kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2900 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the north to a Ploughman, Berrian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1300 gp.