Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Roofer, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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 been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He usually wears his blue robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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 at the edge of vast mountains. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Duergath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Varis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp.