Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is a Cartwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has wavy brown hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Artin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Artin was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Knight. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Naill isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Naill lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1300 pp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Jet (50 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'8", this woman prefers to wear flannel. She has no crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.