Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Aelar hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Amber (90 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Lorm hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is lengthy. His black eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Roofer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.