Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His tied-back hair is blonde. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in a small forest village. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thamior grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thamior. Being a Hunter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Coral (40 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has black hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Priest. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. The war was a terrible time for him, and Rolen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Rolen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Priest work with an outfit from a few towns over. Priest work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 pp. White pearl (110 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp).