Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is braided into rings. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Ralf was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 pp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: He was born in the south. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants. He is physically well-built. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thomas embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1600 sp.