Description: He is a mite stocky and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Black pearl (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears just a brown suit, marred by beers. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

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

Possessions: 1800 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He carries with him a set of greatswords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is white and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Laucian was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Architect. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Eye agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Rolen 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 uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and to be a beggar again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 pp.