Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear black tank tops with brown pants. He wears his copper crest up. His eyes are likewise red.

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. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Pandjed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He refers to his adoptive father 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: Raer lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Bather, his father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He has worked as a Gardener like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears an entirely tan suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Rurik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Howard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).