Description: This man wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Alex lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sculptor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing a long, brown cloak. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Roland was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Engraver. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp.