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 red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Masseuse, and he later adopted a second daughter.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (70 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. His hair is cut close to his head. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Anthony lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green vest and prefers tan and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is physically well-built. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Balimaar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears an entirely yellow suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Roger grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Layabout mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.