Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Aelar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has worked as a Barrister like his mother before him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is an amazing painter.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Simon abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has white hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Glim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jade (110 gp). Jade (110 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.