Description: He is a mite stocky and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Thomas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Ruler. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears green trousers with grey and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fulbar 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Jade (130 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Dustin is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Dustin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a priest again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is short and golden. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp).