Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is wearing a long, green cloak, marred by teas. His hair is brown and curly. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gerard studied abroad. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. After a long history of fighting, Gerard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Mamnen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Mamnen enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Navigator. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Vassago was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 110 pp. Peridot (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a Spy first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 90 gp. Peridot (50 gp).

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor, and carries shields. He sports a flattop fur cut. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age his father died while driving off some dire rats. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in shield use. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Kite was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Rose (20 gp).