Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and glaives. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Arannis isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. 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: The child of a Spy, who enjoyed hunting, Arannis was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Being a Blacksmith 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 has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: This man wears bulky yellow painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. 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: To be a Farmer again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rose (70 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Immeral was born with his mother's beautiful face. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; 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: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the east. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). White pearl (50 gp).