Description: He is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paymon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Paymon was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Paymon decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 19000 sp. Eye agate (4 gp). Rose (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Tethren 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. A true patriot, Tethren would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west to a Miner, Tethren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a beggar again

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: Standing 6'5", this man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He keeps his long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nykkan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.