Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 270 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Soveliss was born the youngest of three triplets. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local actor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His hair is short and silver. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 gp.