Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Fargas's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Fargas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Gifted from a young age, Joan studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Laborer; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears professional attire. She has black hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Silaqui is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Silaqui was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

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 brass crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Salasar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His chestnut hair is still thick. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He takes great joy in being the best Map Maker in town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Conrad studied abroad. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the south. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). Being a Ploughman kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of topaz and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. He wears his silver hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.