Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'8" and wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is cut short. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 pp. Malachite (15 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large yellow jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a blue collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

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 went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Jasper (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jet (100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Engraver but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).