Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fancy brown suit. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the south to a Mercenary, Thervan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Nim hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nim alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.