Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is silver and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Altho does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Altho was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Altho was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 350 pp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Rose (30 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Flask lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Ur-Masi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ur-Masi has worked very hard to control his curse. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).