Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has wavy black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Riardon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 70 pp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Peren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Sculptor uniform. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 pp. Black opal (800 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern man wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is black and curly. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Varis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1100 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).