Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and black tie. His hair is dark red and very short. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Iados was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she usually wears her blue robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Virra hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is typically in his Shipwright uniform. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Fivin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. 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 is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Assassin. He has worked as a Assassin like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2400 sp.