Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He has red hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Heward and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 16000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the east to a Stylist, Meriele learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but she was a colossal failure. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 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: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scimitar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Andraste was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'6" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Roland alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber.

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 a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He found a children's book about a Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 pp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has shaved his head bald. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bricklayer and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.