Description: He wears a red armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Selfish, Antagonistic. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He has blue eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: Naal was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Immeral was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mortician. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern man is typically in his Mason uniform. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1400 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).