Description: This exceptionally lanky man usually wears his blue robe and has his quarterstaff always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Aldous was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

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

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is physically well-built. He has a very tight haircut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. He has black hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

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. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20000 cp. 2 Smokesticks. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Holy water.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born into a rich family. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To pay off his debts.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3100 sp.