Description: A 5'0" northern man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Beiro has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished scimitar as well. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Sailor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 18000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it and is in decent physical shape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Ahvain wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Ahvain's homeland. Ahvain decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a blue collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Uthemar took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sword and armor he uses now. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).