Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Aldous hails from a village terrorized by giants. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Simon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Trym 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Raymond lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.