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. He has a very tight haircut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Az-Rans fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Coral (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her hair is short and silver. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman very much looks the part of a Laborer. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Mayor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.