Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His head has been shaved. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He stands about 5'5" and wears a green Stetson hat and green clothes. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Performer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 21000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Charles does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Sage mother left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Cynical, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).