Description: This tall, slender man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has blonde hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: Naal hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair, while still mostly brown, 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 brown eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Arannis took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a tan collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has no hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Suhnae fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 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.