Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blue hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Deep green spinel (80 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Alston was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. His brown hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 Sculptor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (10 gp). Rose (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and he perpetually has his lance ready. He has brown hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Rose (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.