Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple grey robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Moss agate (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and bows. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has worked as a Baker like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 pp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and tan robe with the hood down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his black hair down. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Varis studied abroad. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp).

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His chestnut hair is still thick. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a black suit, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.