Description: This dark-skinned male wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

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. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His hair is auburn and curly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Glassblower, but he got bored and became a Barber. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Crowbar. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and blue pants. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adelard grew up listening to his father's many stories. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 2200 sp.