Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: Expand his business; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is white and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erdan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mortician. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.