Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, marred by chocolates. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his white hair up. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Nim was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He's in love; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rose (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this eastern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lamlis studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Peren took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up mace and armor he uses now. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Slave Trader. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Architect mother left him crippled. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 pp.