Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is braided into rings. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Randal 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 he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and usually wears his grey robe and has his monstrous two handed axe always slung over his shoulder. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Manfred is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in a small desert village. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Manfred is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Balimaar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is content

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

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

Possessions: 100 gp.