Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Efferil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a blue collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the east. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a tan scarf, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Varis was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Brewer. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.