Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Valafar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1500 gp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Engraver, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

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

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses like a well dressed Adventurer does. His hair is red and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by drow. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is physically well-built. He has moderate length red hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barrister. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Robert grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 90 pp. Emerald (1100 gp).