Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Balimaar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: Standing 6'7", this man dresses like a well dressed Farmer does. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new farmer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length gold crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Torinn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Born in the west to a Servant, Torinn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Eldon was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stableman. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is black and very short. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).