Description: This tall, slender man wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Melech was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Melech 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. Melech 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barber. A true patriot, Burto would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Barber like his father before him.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear flannel. His hair is short and brown. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp.