Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. When Varis reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cory grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His fur is white, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Alexandrite (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.