Description: This late middle aged man wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Vlorn was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Vlorn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his brown robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is brown and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shane 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His purple hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Pelaios lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Jeweler business.

History: Born to a Mason, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Jasper (40 gp).