Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Fisher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Fletcher again; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. He is physically well-built. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who likes to wear brown tank tops with red pants, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 sp. Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has wavy silver hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1600 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. He has moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady black eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. Sard (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Forcas was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Malachite (8 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is physically well-built. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).