Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blue hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Adam does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Adam hails from a village terrorized by giants. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Adam was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This western man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 14th 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. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is red and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Taklinn isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Taklinn was born with his father's beautiful face. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Taklinn's homeland. Taklinn decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. Black opal (500 gp).