Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fancy green suit. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: To settle down with his crush; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Naal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up work as a Farmer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair is still thick. He has gray eyes and a yellow hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Navigator. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tailor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a Crown-heir, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).