Description: This southern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is still thick. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rolen studied abroad. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.