Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west to a Cartwright, Laucian learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 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 wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His black hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 pp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.