Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ekemon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Bricklayer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Coral (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Irann was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Animal Trainer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (7 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp.